The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia / / ed. by Iulia Lumina.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• MitwirkendeR: Ahmad, Irfan,; Bahrawi, Nazry,; Hasyim, Syafiq,; Imad Alatas, Syed,; Islam, Imrul,; Lumina, Iulia,; Mohsina, Nazneen,; Nelson, Matthew J.,; Quimpo, Nathan Gilbert,; Smith Finley, Joanne,
• HerausgeberIn: Lumina, Iulia,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 3 B/W illustrations

Explores the intersection between Islam and politics in contemporary Southeast Asia, South Asia and ChinaGives a comparative view of Asia’s diverse Muslim identities, looking at the complexity of identity politics and the instrumentalisation of religious difference that create social dividesSituates the contemporary contestations of identity and belonging amid new waves of Islamic revivalism, ethnic nationalism and political repressionIncludes 9 country-based case studies: Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Myanmar and ChinaFeatures contributions from experts in political science, anthropology, Islamic studies, sociology including: Irfan Ahmad, Syed Imad Alatas, Nazry Bahrawi, Syafiq Hasyim, Imrul Islam, Nazneen Mohsina, Matthew J. Nelson, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo and Joanne Smith Finley Approaching religious identity with an emphasis on agency and contestation, this book offers a historical perspective on the development of Muslim identities in Asia. It examines the contingent politics that influence how Muslims constitute themselves as modern subjects. Through 9 country-based case studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their religious identity vis-à-vis the state and society in which they live, and how their position relates to specific social and political contexts. The contributors survey how religious affiliation sparks a politics of difference in contexts where Islamic practices, beliefs and aspirations are contested, as well as where Muslims are framed as the ‘Other’.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Situating the Politics of Muslim Identities -- 1. Speculative Verses of Islam in Singapore Malay Literature -- 2. Women and Islamisation in Malaysia: Contestations on the Practice of Islam -- 3. Securing Muslim Boundaries: Religious Freedom and Public Order in Pakistan and Malaysia -- 4. Islamic Populism and Identity Politics of MUI: Islamic Leadership, Halal Project and the Threat to Religious Freedom in Indonesia -- 5. Migration and Islamism in Bangladesh: the Rise of Transnational Identities -- 6. Islamism in Mindanao, Southern Philippines: Moderates, Radicals and Extremists -- 7. Hindu Orientalism: The Sachar Committee and Over-representation of Minorities in Jail -- 8. The Making and Unmaking of the Rohingya -- 9. ‘Turning Sheep into Tigers’: State Securitisation of Islam, Societal Insecurity and Conflict in Xinjiang, China -- Index