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Explores the intersection between Islam and politics in
contemporary Southeast Asia, South Asia and China Gives 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 divides Situates the
contemporary contestations of identity and belonging amid new waves
of Islamic revivalism, ethnic nationalism and political repression
Includes 9 country-based case studies: Singapore, Malaysia,
Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Myanmar and
China Features contributions from experts in political science,
anthropology, Islamic studies, sociology including: Irfan Ahmad,
Syed Imad Alatas, Nazry Bahrawi, Syafiq Hasyim, Imrul Islam,
Nazneen Mohsina, Matthew J. Nelson, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo and
Joanne Smith Finley Approaching religious identity with an emphasis
on agency and contestation, this book offers a historical
perspective on the development of Muslim identities in Asia. It
examines the contingent politics that influence how Muslims
constitute themselves as modern subjects. Through 9 country-based
case studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their
religious identity vis- -vis the state and society in which they
live, and how their position relates to specific social and
political contexts. The contributors survey how religious
affiliation sparks a politics of difference in contexts where
Islamic practices, beliefs and aspirations are contested, as well
as where Muslims are framed as the 'Other'.
Approaching religious identity with an emphasis on agency and
contestation, this book offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on
the development of Muslim identities in Asia and examines the
contingent politics that influence how Muslims constitute
themselves as modern subjects. Through 9 country-based case
studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their religious
identity vis-a-vis the state and society in which they live and how
their position relates to specific social and political contexts.
The contributors survey the contemporary ways in which religious
affiliation sparks a politics of difference in contexts where
Islamic practices, beliefs and aspirations are contested, as well
as where Muslims are framed as the 'Other'.
Pathways to Contemporary Islam: New Trends in Critical Engagement
highlights that the current tensions in Islam and the Muslim world
are the result of historical dynamics as opposed to an alleged
incompatibility between religious tradition and modernity. The
emphasis on pathways indicates that critical engagement and
contestation have always been intrinsic to the history of Islam.
The aim of the book is to elaborate the contemporary pathways and
analyse the trends that contest the Islamic intellectual tradition,
the relationship between religion and politics, and the individual
and collective practice of religion. The collection of essays
analyses the current efforts of critical re-engagement with the
Islamic intellectual tradition and underlines the historical
diversity of Islamic orthodoxies that led to the establishment of
various pathways in the practice and role of religion in Muslim
societies.
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