Challenging Cosmopolitanism - Coercion, Mobility and Displacement in Islamic Asia (Paperback)

Cosmopolitanism has emerged as a key category in Islamic Studies, defining models of Muslim mobility, pluralism and tolerance that challenge popular perceptions of religious extremism. Such celebrations and valorisations of mobility and trans-regional consciousness, however, tend to conflate border-crossing with opportunity and social diversity with ethical progress. At the same time, they generally disregard the ways in which such forms of cosmopolitanism have been entwined with structures of domination, economic control and violence. This volume addresses these issues in ways that help to contextualize contemporary issues such as the global refugee crisis in relation to longer histories of Muslim mobility and coercion. Featuring new historical and ethnographic research on China and Southeast Asia, this book explores how power and violence have shaped the experiences of Sufis and state-builders, as well as refugees and rebels, contributing to a more nuanced understanding of Islamic cosmopolitanism.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2020
Editors:	Joshua Gedacht • R.Michael Feener
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-3510-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	1-4744-3510-6
Barcode:	9781474435109

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