Piety and politics : Islamism in contemporary Malaysia / / Joseph Chinyong Liow

• Autore: Liow Joseph Chinyong <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.5; 320.55709595
• Soggetto topico: Islam and politics - Malaysia; Islam and state - Malaysia; Islamic fundamentalism - Malaysia
• Soggetto geografico: Malaysia Politics and government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Malaysia, 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 Is
• Titolo autorizzato: Piety and politics
• ISBN: 0-19-045209-9; 1-282-05390-6; 9786612053900; 0-19-970382-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817276603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religion and global politics.