The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415602273 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 268 str.

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Opis

This work contibutes both to 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 Southeast Asian states.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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 Asia’ (1996).