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Asian Islam in the 21st century /

Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most books on contemporary Islam focus on the Middle East, giving short shift to the dynamic and diverse presence of Asian Islam in regional and global politics. The Muslims of Asia constitute the largest Muslim communities in the wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Esposito, John L., Voll, John Obert, 1936-, Osman Bakar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Islam in Asia in the Twenty-First Century; PART I: Religion and Politics in Muslim Majority Societies; 2. Islam in Indonesia in the Twenty-First Century; 3. Pakistan after Islamization: Mainstream and Militant Islamism in a Changing State; 4. Islam, State, and Society in Bangladesh; 5. Malaysian Islam in the Twenty-First Century: The Promise of a Democratic Transformation?; 6. The Trifurcated Islam of Central Asia: A Turkish Perspective; 7. A Provincial Islamist Victory in Pakistan: The Social Reform Agenda of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal.
  • PART II: Religion and Politics in Muslim Minority Societies; 8. Muslims in Post-Independence India; 9. Islam in China; 10. The Effect of 9/11 on Mindanao Muslims and the Mindanao Peace Process; 11. Thai and Cambodian Muslims and the War on Terrorism; 12. Conclusion: Asian Islam at a Crossroads; Index.