The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Ahmed, Ishtiaq

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The notion of a 'politics of religion' refers to the increasing role that religion plays in the politics of the contemporary world. This book presents comparative country case studies on the politics of religion in South and South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136727023
• Artikelnr.: 38270538

Autorenporträt

Ishtiaq Ahmed is a Visiting Research Professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore and a Professor of Political Science at Stockholm University, Sweden. His previous publications include 'The Concept of an Islamic State: An Analysis of the Ideological Controversy in Pakistan' (1987) and 'State Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia' (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Tan Tai Yong 1. The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast
Asia Ishtiaq Ahmed 2. Religion as a Political Ideology in South Asia Ali
Riaz 3. Islamism beyond the Islamic Heartland: The Case Study of Bangladesh
Taj Hashmi 4. Secular versus Hindu Nation-Building: Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim
and Christian Experiences in India Ishtiaq Ahmed 5. Sikh Politics and the
Indo-Pak Relationship Tridivesh Singh Maini 6. Religious Nationalism and
Minorities in Pakistan: Constitutional and Legal Bases of Discrimination
Ishtiaq Ahmed 7. Women under Islamic Law in Pakistan Ishtiaq Ahmed 8.
Religion as a Political Ideology in Southeast Asia Bilveer Singh 9.
Political Islam in Indonesia Noorhaidi Hasan 10. Religion and Politics in
the Philippines Raymund Jose G. Quilop 11. Creating the Muslim Majority in
Plural Malaysia: Undermining Minority and Women's Rights Maznah Mohamad
12. Keeping Politics and Religion Separate in the Public Square: Managed
Pluralism and the Regulatory State in Singapore Eugene Tan 13.
Transnational Religious-Political Movements: Negotiating Hindutva in the
Diaspora Rajesh Rai 14. Negotiating Rights through Transnational Puritan
Networks Tahmina Rashid