The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia /

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

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...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.) :; 3 B/W illustrations
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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

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