02917oam 2200637I 450 991045902430332120200520144314.01-134-99985-21-282-57171-097866125717180-203-85942-110.4324/9780203859421 (CKB)2670000000009361(EBL)484789(OCoLC)609412484(SSID)ssj0000365178(PQKBManifestationID)12102004(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365178(PQKBWorkID)10402763(PQKB)10862242(MiAaPQ)EBC484789(Au-PeEL)EBL484789(CaPaEBR)ebr10371572(CaONFJC)MIL257171(EXLCZ)99267000000000936120180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion and politics in South Asia /edited by Ali RiazLondon :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-77801-8 0-415-77800-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction: Three arguments about the religion-politics nexus; 1 The strategic use of Islam in Afghan politics; 2 The politics of Islamization in Bangladesh; 3 Religion, politics, and violence in India; 4 Nepal: From Hindu monarchy to secular democracy; 5 Pakistan: A state for the Muslims or an Islamic state?; 6 The politicization of Buddhism and electoral politics in Sri Lanka; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexReligion and religio-political forces have become potent influences in the domestic politics of many countries irrespective of geographical location, stages of economic growth, and systems of governance. The growing importance of religion as a marker of identity and a tool of political mobilization is reshaping the political landscape in an unprecedented manner, and South Asia, which contains the world's largest populations of Muslims and Hindus with significant number of Buddhists, is no exception to this fact. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the interaction of religiReligion and stateSouth AsiaReligion and politicsSouth AsiaSouth AsiaReligionElectronic books.Religion and stateReligion and politics322.10954322/.10954Riaz Ali573687MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459024303321Religion and politics in South Asia2110313UNINA