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

Redaktion: Ahmed, Ishtiaq

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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. The politics of religion calls into question the relevance of modernist notions of secularism and democracy, with the emphasis instead on going back to indigenous roots in search of authentic ideologies and models of state and nation building. Within the context of the individual countries, chapters focus on the consequences that politics of religion has on inclusive nation-building, democracy and the rights of individuals, minorities and women.

The book makes a contribution to both the theoretical and conceptual literature on the politics of religion as well as shed light on the implications and ramifications of the politics of religion on contemporary South Asian and South East Asian countries. It is of interest to students and scholars of South and South East Asian Studies, as well as Comparative Politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136727030
• Artikelnr.: 38271916

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 Asiä (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