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200 00$aReligion and politics in South Asia /$fedited by Ali Riaz
210  1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2010.
215   $a1 online resource (225 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-77801-8 
311   $a0-415-77800-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aBook 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; Index
330   $aReligion 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 religi
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