Political Islam in Southeast Asia : moderates, radicals and terrorists / / Angel M. Rabasa

• Autore: Rabasa Angel M.
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (83 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.557
• Soggetto topico: Islam and politics - Southeast Asia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published 2003 by Oxford University Press.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; The external sources of Islamic radicalism; The domestic sources of Islamic radicalism; Chapter 1 The varieties of Islam in Southeast Asia; The complexity of Islam in Indonesia; The fusion of religion and ethnicity in Malaysia; Muslims in Singapore; The unique entity of Brunei Darussalam; Islam as the unifying factor in Moro identity; The Muslims of mainland Southeast Asia; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Indonesia: the Jihad project; Islam under the new order; Islam and post-new order politics ; Laskar Jihad and the religious war in Eastern Indonesia Islam and the war on terrorism; The Bali bombing and its aftermath; The Indonesian military and Islam; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Islamic militancy in Malaysia and Singapore; Malaysia: the slippery slope towards an Islamic state; Singapore: Islamic militancy in a multi-ethnic city-state; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Muslim separatism in the Philippines and Thailand; Mindanao: land of unfulfilled promises; Thailand: the waning of Muslim separatism; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Terrorist networks in Southeast Asia ; The Jemaah Islamiyah network The ASEAN response; Conclusion; The future of Southeast Asian Islam; The challenge for the West; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides an overview of the evolution of political Islam in South-east Asia. Analyses the sources of relgious radicalism and assesses the regional terrorist and radical networks. Describes how secular democratic institutions can be strengthened, and how moderate and tolerant tendencies can be promoted.
• Titolo autorizzato: Political Islam in Southeast Asia
• ISBN: 1-136-05376-X; 1-315-00074-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465477203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Adelphi papers ; ; 358.