03890oam 2200721I 450 991081709450332120230725031330.01-136-72702-71-283-10320-697866131032081-136-72703-50-203-81713-310.4324/9780203817131 (CKB)2670000000091861(EBL)801846(OCoLC)797919186(SSID)ssj0000544574(PQKBManifestationID)12178657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544574(PQKBWorkID)10536382(PQKB)10920525(MiAaPQ)EBC801846(MiAaPQ)EBC5292961(Au-PeEL)EBL801846(CaPaEBR)ebr10514282(CaONFJC)MIL2071631(OCoLC)727060706(Au-PeEL)EBL5292961(CaONFJC)MIL310320(EXLCZ)99267000000009186120180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia /edited by Ishtiaq AhmedAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (289 p.)Routledge contemporary Asia series ;32Description based upon print version of record.1-138-78359-5 0-415-60227-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1. The politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia; 2. Religion as a political ideologyin South Asia; 3. Islamism beyond the Islamic heartland: A case study of Bangladesh; 4. Secular versus Hindu nation-building: Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim and Christian experiences in India; 5. Sikh politics and the Indo-Pak relationship; 6. Religious nationalism and minorities in Pakistan: Constitutional and legal bases of discrimination; 7. Women under Islamic Law in Pakistan8. Religion as a political ideology in Southeast Asia9. Political Islam in Indonesia; 10. Religion and politics in the Philippines; 11. Creating a Muslim majority in plural Malaysia:Undermining minority and women's rights; 12. Keeping politics and religion separate in the public square:Managed pluralism and the regulatory state in Singapore; 13. Transnational religious-political movements: Negotiating Hindutva in the diaspora; 14. Negotiating rights through transnational puritan networks: Religious discourses; cyber technology and Pakistani women; IndexThe notion of a 'politics of religion' refers to the increasing role that religion plays in the politics of the contemporary world. This book presents comparative country case studies on the politics of religion in South and South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia. The politics of religion calls into question the relevance of modernist notions of secularism and democracy, with the emphasis instead on going back to indigenous roots in search of authentic ideologies and models of state and nation building. Within the context of the individual countries, chapters focus on the conseRoutledge contemporary Asia series ;32.Religion and politicsSouth AsiaReligion and politicsSoutheast AsiaSouth AsiaReligionSoutheast AsiaReligionReligion and politicsReligion and politics322/.1095Ahmed Ishtiaq1947-1619217MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817094503321The politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia3951343UNINA