03094nam 2200661Ia 450 991046527720332120200520144314.01-282-05390-697866120539000-19-970382-5(CKB)2560000000300518(EBL)431060(OCoLC)368235320(SSID)ssj0000088755(PQKBManifestationID)11126320(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088755(PQKBWorkID)10082498(PQKB)10630809(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074661(MiAaPQ)EBC431060(Au-PeEL)EBL431060(CaPaEBR)ebr10288475(CaONFJC)MIL205390(EXLCZ)99256000000030051820080808d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPiety and politics[electronic resource] Islamism in contemporary Malaysia /Joseph Chinyong LiowOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (284 p.)Religion and global politics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-537708-7 0-19-986952-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Genesis of an Islamist Agenda; 2. The Malaysian State and the Bureaucratization of Islam; 3. Reconstructing and Reinforcing Islamism; 4. "Popular" Political Islam: Representations and Discourses; 5. "Securing" Islam in a Time of Turbulence; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Selected Bibliography; 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; ZMalaysia, home to some twenty million Muslims, is often held up as a model of a pro-Western Islamic nation. The government of Malaysia, in search of Western investment, does its best to perpetuate this view. But this isn't the whole story. Over the last several decades, Joseph Liow shows, Malaysian politics has taken a strong turn toward Islamism. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the growing role of Islam in the last quarter century of Malaysian politics. Conventional wisdom suggest that the ruling UMNO party has moved toward Islamism to fend off challenges from the more heavily IsReligion and global politics.Islam and politicsMalaysiaIslam and stateMalaysiaIslamic fundamentalismMalaysiaMalaysiaPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Islam and politicsIslam and stateIslamic fundamentalism320.5Liow Joseph Chinyong1972-897124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465277203321Piety and politics2060280UNINA