Islam in modern Thailand: faith, philanthropy and politics

"This book addresses the complexity of Islam in Thailand, by focusing on Islamic charities and institutions affiliated to the mosque. By extrapolating through Islam and the waqf (Islamic charity) in different regions of Thailand the diversity in races and institutions, it demonstrates the regio...

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1. Verfasser: Brown, Rajeswary Ampalavanar 1943- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Routledge 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series 62
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Zusammenfassung:"This book addresses the complexity of Islam in Thailand, by focusing on Islamic charities and institutions affiliated to the mosque. By extrapolating through Islam and the waqf (Islamic charity) in different regions of Thailand the diversity in races and institutions, it demonstrates the regional contrast within Thai Islam. The book also underlines the importance of internal histories of these separate spaces, and the processes by which institutions and ideologies become entrenched. It goes on to look at the socio economic transformation that is taking place within the context of trading networks through Islamic institutions and civil networks linked to mosques, madrasas and regional power brokers"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XV, 277 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780415825894
9780815374596

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