Approaching religious identity with an emphasis on agency and contestation, this book offers a historical perspective on the development of Muslim identities in Asia. It examines the contingent politics that influence how Muslims constitute themselves as modern subjects.0Through 9 country-based case...

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Other Authors:	Lumina, Iulia (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Subjects:	Muslims / South Asia Muslims / Southeast Asia Musulmans / Asie méridionale Musulmans / Asie du Sud-Est Muslims South Asia Southeast Asia Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	Approaching religious identity with an emphasis on agency and contestation, this book offers a historical perspective on the development of Muslim identities in Asia. It examines the contingent politics that influence how Muslims constitute themselves as modern subjects.0Through 9 country-based case studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their religious identity vis-à-vis the state and society in which they live, and how their position relates to specific social and political contexts. The contributors survey how religious affiliation sparks a politics of difference in contexts where Islamic practices, beliefs and aspirations are contested, as well as where Muslims are framed as the ?Other?
Physical Description:	x, 190 pages illustrations 24 cm