Pakistan - The Instrumentalization of Islam : Political Manipulation of Islamic Theology in Pakistani History

ISBN-13: 9783643907011 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 568 str.

Opis

This book studies Islam's place in Pakistani history and how it has been continually exploited by successive regimes. Using Islam as a final political argument weakened it as a basis of national integration. Playing the Islamic card led to ever increasing Islamist demands. Jihadists violently vied to uphold 'true Islam', often by targeting minorities. Such self-serving political manipulation is deconstructed in reflection on key theological debates in Islam. Dr. John O'Brien is a Spiritan priest. He first went to Pakistan in 1977 and has engaged in pastoral, educational and development projects among marginalized minorities while continuing a dialogue with Islam. (Series: Contributions to Mission Studies and Intercultural Theology / Beitrage zur Missionswissenschaft und interkulturellen Theologie) Subject: Islamic Studies, Middle East Studies, History, Politics]

O autorze

Dr. John O'Brien is a Spiritan priest. He first went to Pakistan in 1977 and has engaged in pastoral, educational and development projects among marginalized minorities while continuing a dialogue with Islam.