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The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia.
The 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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 Pakistan.
- 8. 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; Index.