The Politics Of Islamic Identity In Southeast Asia

Author : Yew-Foong Hui
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814379921
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encountering Islam written by Yew-Foong Hui and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2013 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume seeks to introduce and deepen the understanding of Islam and its role in politics as encountered in different national and transnational contexts in Southeast Asia, eschewing the neo-orientalist approach that has informed public discourse in recent years. In Encountering Islam, the book lingers beyond the summary moment and reflects on the multiple impressions, suppressions and repressions, whether coherent or incoherent, associated with Islam as a socio-political force in public life. To this end, it is not adequate simply to represent the divergent identities associated with Islam in Southeast Asia, whether embedded in state-endorsed orthodoxy or Islamic movements that contest such orthodoxy. It is also important to examine religious minorities in political contexts where Islam is dominant and Muslim communities in national contexts where they are minorities. By situating these religious identities within their larger socio-political contexts, this volume seeks to provide a more holistic understanding of what is encountered as Islam in Southeast Asia.

Author : Syed Serajul Islam
Publisher : Thomson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Islamic Identity in Southeast Asia written by Syed Serajul Islam and published by Thomson. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The events of September 11, 2001 have made terrorism a burning topic. Consequently, separatist and revivalist movements in many parts of the world have been equated with terrorism. This book addresses the issue of terrorism, separatism and Islamic revivalism and examines, in minute detail, the movements in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Malaysia. It is suitable as textbook for students majoring in Southeast Asian politics, and provides ample resources for researchers and experts on Southeast Asia. General readers can also benefit from its lucid language and comprehensive coverage.

Author : Hussin Mutalib
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9812307583
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam in Southeast Asia written by Hussin Mutalib and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam is a major religion in Southeast Asia, with Indonesian Muslims comprising the largest Muslim population in the world. Events and developments since 11 September 2001 have added greater attention to Islam and its adherents in this part of the world. This general survey of Islam in Southeast Asia is intended to inform, explain and update readers about the more significant aspects of Islam in Southeast Asia, then and now. These include the following: the geographical origins and sources by which the faith spread in this region; the social, economic and political profiles of the Muslim communities; relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and between Muslims and the State; the strands and trends that shapes the role of Islam and the Muslims in the national body politic; and the challenges confronting Muslims in confronting the vicissitudes of their lives in this era of rapid change, characterized by modernization, capitalism, secularization and globalization. The discussion will begin with an overview of the broad picture of Islam and the Muslims in the region as a whole, covering both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries. This will be followed by case-study analysis of Islam and the Muslims in individual countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Given the difficulty of writing on such a complex and contentious topic, this book attempts to present the subject matter in a manner that is sufficiently objective to scholars and yet simple and accessible enough to be readily understood by ordinary readers.

Author : Robert W. Hefner
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824819576
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam in an Era of Nation-States written by Robert W. Hefner and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renewal of the Muslim faith, which has occurred not only in Asia but in other parts of the world, has prompted warnings of an imminent "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. Islam in an Era of Nation-States examines the history, politics, and meanings of this resurgence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and explores its implications for Southeast Asia, the larger Muslim world, and the West. This volume will be of interest to students of Islam, Southeast Asian history, and the anthropology of religion. In examining the politics and meanings of Islamic resurgence, it will also speak to political scientists, religious scholars, and others concerned with culture and politics in the late modern era.

Author : Yew-Foong Hui
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encountering Islam written by Yew-Foong Hui and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad
Publisher : The University of Malaya Press
ISBN 13 : 9674880194
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic thought in Southeast Asia: New Interpretations and Movements written by Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad and published by The University of Malaya Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have witnessed a remarkable growth in scholarship on Islam within Southeast Asia. Underlying this scholarship is a desire to resolve pressing social and political problems facing Muslim communities, an awareness of the significance of pluralism and cultural hybridity within Southeast Asian societies, and the rapidly growing interaction between Southeast Asian Muslims and the outside world. The chapters in this book represent some of the exciting new directions young scholars in Southeast Asia universities are taking Islamic Studies. Themes covered include Islam and liberalism, the diverse streams of contemporary Islamic thought, “neo-Sufi” movements, Islam and human rights, the growing influence of Islamic law, Islam and democratic politics, Islamic education, and the relationship between Islam and ethnic identity.

Author : Iulia Lumina
Publisher : EUP
ISBN 13 : 9781474466844
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia written by Iulia Lumina and published by EUP. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.

Author : Robert W. Hefner
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824832809
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Modern Muslims written by Robert W. Hefner and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When students from a Muslim boarding school were convicted for the 2002 terrorist bombings in Bali, Islamic schools in Southeast Asia became the focus of intense international scrutiny. Some analysts have warned that these schools are being turned into platforms for violent jihadism. Making Modern Muslims is the first book to look comparatively at Islamic education and politics in Southeast Asia. Based on a two-year research project by leading scholars of Southeast Asian Islam, the book examines Islamic schooling in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and the southern Philippines. The studies demonstrate that the great majority of schools have nothing to do with violence but are undergoing changes that have far-reaching implications for democracy, gender relations, pluralism, and citizenship. Making Modern Muslims offers an important reassessment of Muslim culture and politics in Southeast Asia and provides insights into the changing nature of state-society relations from the late colonial period to the present. It allows us to better appreciate the astonishing dynamism of Islamization in Southeast Asia and the struggle for Muslim hearts and minds taking place today. Timely and readable, this volume will be of great interest to teachers and specialists of Islam and Southeast Asia as well as the general reader seeking to understand the great transformations at work in the Muslim world. Contributors: Esmael A. Abdula, Bjørn Atle Blengsli, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Robert W. Hefner, Richard G. Kraince, Thomas M. McKenna.

Author : Joseph A. Camilleri
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415625262
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture, Religion and Conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia written by Joseph A. Camilleri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining the sometimes surprising and unexpected roles that culture and religion have played in mitigating or exacerbating conflicts, this book explores the cultural repertoires from which Southeast Asian political actors have drawn to negotiate the pluralism that has so long been characteristic of the region. Focusing on the dynamics of identity politics and the range of responses to the socio-political challenges of religious and ethnic pluralism, the authors assembled in this book illuminate the principal regional discourses that attempt to make sense of conflict and tensions. They examine local notions of "dialogue," "reconciliation," "civility" and "conflict resolution" and show how varying interpretations of these terms have informed the responses of different social actors across Southeast Asia to the challenges of conflict, culture and religion. The book demonstrates how stumbling blocks to dialogue and reconciliation can and have been overcome in different parts of Southeast Asia and identifies a range of actors who might be well placed to make useful contributions, propose remedies, and initiate action towards negotiating the region's pluralism. This book provides a much needed regional and comparative analysis that makes a significant contribution to a better understanding of the interfaces between region and politics in Southeast Asia.

Author : Andrew C. Willford
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501719483
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirited Politics written by Andrew C. Willford and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in Spirited Politics throw light on predicaments that spring from the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and nationalism in contemporary Southeast Asian public life. Covering material from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, the contributors explore the calamities and ironies of Southeast Asian identity politics, examining the ways in which religion and politics are made to serve each other.