Islam and Civil Society in Southeast Asia /

Islam and Civil Society in Southeast Asia / / ed. by Nakamura Mitsuo, Sharon Siddique, Omar Farouk Bajunid.

The Islamic world, often regarded as an anathema to civil society, in fact has rich traditions of associational life pursuing “common good”. These religious resources have been reinterpreted for the enhancement of civic virtues and participatory politics in contemporary context, that is, democratiza...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Abdullah, M. Amin,
Bajunid, Omar Farouk,
Bakar, Mohamad Abu,
Bakar, Osman,
Falaakh, Mohammad Fajrul,
Hassan, Sharifah Zaleha Syed,
Madjid, Nurcholish,
Mastura, Michael O.,
Mitsuo, Nakamura,
Prapertchob, Preeda,
Satha-Anand, Chaiwat,
Siddique, Sharon,
HerausgeberIn:
Bajunid, Omar Farouk,
Mitsuo, Nakamura,
Siddique, Sharon,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (228 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART I. THE INDONESIAN EXPERIENCE: Civil Society versus the State
  • 2. Nahdlatul Ulama and Civil Society in Indonesia
  • 3. Muhammadiyah’s Experience in Promoting Civil Society on the Eve of the 21st Century
  • PART II. THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE: Islamization, the Muslim Community, and Inter-Ethnic Relations
  • 4. Islam, Civil Society, and Ethnic Relations in Malaysia
  • 5. Islamization and the Emerging Civil Society in Malaysia: A Case Study
  • PART III. MINORITY EXPERIENCE: Contribution of Muslim Civil Society to Civility
  • 6. Defending Community, Strengthening Civil Society: A Muslim Minority’s Contribution to Thai Civil Society
  • 7. Islam and Civil Society in Thailand: The Role of NGOs
  • 8. The Making of a Civil Society Through Waqf Institution in Mindanao
  • 9. Islam and Civil Society: A Case Study from Singapore
  • PART IV. TOWARDS A GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY: From Convergence to Common Agenda
  • 10. Potential Islamic Doctrinal Resources for the Establishment and Appreciation of the Modern Concept of Civil Society
  • 11. Inter-Civilizational Dialogue: Theory and Practice in Islam
  • 12. Islam and Civil Society in Southeat Asia: A Review
  • Index

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