Asian Islam in the 21st Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-533303-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 550 g

Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most of the widely read books on contemporary Islam focus on developments in the Middle East, giving short shrift to experiences in some of the largest Muslim countries in the world. In recent years events like the terrorist bombings in Bali, intensifying separatist activities in Thailand, and developments in the Central Asian states of the former Soviet Union all point to the fact that Asian Islam is a subject of growing importance. Specialists as well as general readers interested in international relations need broadly conceived analyses of developments in the major Muslim societies of Asia. The beginning of the twenty-first century is witnessing profound transformations in the way that Islamic ideals and Islamic movements shape state and society. The studies collected in this book look at the changes happening both in Muslim majority countries and in societies where Muslims are a minority. Experiences of democratization - successful and unsuccessful - are examined. The rise of radical militant movements is analyzed, and placed in historical perspective and in the broader context of mainstream Islamic ideals. Among the contributors are such prominent scholars as Fred von der Mehden, Vali Nasr, Hakan Yavuz, and John Voll. This book will serve as the successor to Esposito's influential 1987 collection, Islam in Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Esposito, John L

Voll, John

Bakar, Osman

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1.

- Introduction- John L. Esposito

- Part I. Religion, Politics and Society in Muslim Majority Societies

- 2.

- Islam in Indonesia in the 21st Century

- Fred R. von der Mehden

- 3.

- Pakistan After Islamization: Mainstream and Militant Islamism in a Changing State-

- Vali Nasr

- 4.

- Islam, State and Society in Bangladesh

- Mumtaz Ahmad

- 5.

- Malaysian Islam in the 21st Century: The Promise of a Democratic Transformation?

- Osman Bakar

- 6.

- The Trifurcated Islam of Central Asia: A Turkish Perspective

- M. Hakan Yavuz

- 7.

- A Provincial Islamist Victory in NWFP, Pakistan: The Social Reform Agenda of the Mutttahida Majlis-i-Amal

- Anita M. Weiss

- Part II. Ethics and Religious Politics Muslim Minority Communities

- 8.

- Muslims in Post-Independence India

- Steven I. Wilkinson

- 9.

- Islam in China

- Jacqueline Armijo

- 10.

- The Impact of 9/11 Among Mindanao Muslims and the Mindanao Peace Process

- Eliseo R. Mercado

- 11.

- The Ethno-Religious Dimension of the Muslim Crisis in Thailand

- Imtiyaz Yusuf

- 12.

- Conclusion: Asian Islam at a Crossroads: Islam in Asia at the Beginning of the 21st Century

- John Voll

Über Autor(innen)

University Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding