The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia Contributor(s): Lumina, Iulia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474466834 ISBN-13: 9781474466837 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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-à-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'. |