Asian Islam in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / co-edited by John L. Esposito, John O. Voll, and Osman Bakar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451900703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-16234-5; 9786611162344; 0-19-804421-6; 1-4356-1794-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): EspositoJohn L; VollJohn Obert <1936->; Osman Bakar
• Disciplina: 297.095/0905
• Soggetti: Islam - Asia - 21st century; Islam and state - Asia - 21st century; Islam and politics - Asia - 21st century; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Islam in Asia in the Twenty-First Century; PART I: Religion and Politics in Muslim Majority Societies; 2. Islam in Indonesia in the Twenty-First Century; 3. Pakistan after Islamization: Mainstream and Militant Islamism in a Changing State; 4. Islam, State, and Society in Bangladesh; 5. Malaysian Islam in the Twenty-First Century: The Promise of a Democratic Transformation?; 6. The Trifurcated Islam of Central Asia: A Turkish Perspective; 7. A Provincial Islamist Victory in Pakistan: The Social Reform Agenda of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal; PART II: Religion and Politics in Muslim Minority Societies8. Muslims in Post-Independence India; 9. Islam in China; 10. The Effect of 9/11 on Mindanao Muslims and the Mindanao Peace Process; 11. Thai and Cambodian Muslims and the War on Terrorism; 12. Conclusion: Asian Islam at a Crossroads; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most books on contemporary Islam focus on the Middle East, giving short shift to the dynamic and diverse presence of Asian Islam in regional and global politics. The Muslims of Asia constitute the largest Muslim communities in the world - Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Central Asia. In recent years, terrorist bombings in Bali, separatist conflicts in Thailand and the Philippines, and opposition politics in Central Asia, all point to the strategic importance of Asian Islam. In Asian Islam in the 21st Century, terrorism and