Overview

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. Through 9 country-based case studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their religious identity vis--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'.

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Author:   Iulia Lumina (Independent Researcher)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:  

9781474466844

ISBN 10:   1474466842
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Situating the Politics of Muslim IdentitiesIulia Lumina Speculative Verses of Islam in Singapore Malay LiteratureNazry Bahrawi Women and Islamisation in Malaysia: Contestations on the Practice of IslamSyed Imad Alatas Securing Muslim Boundaries: Religious Freedom and Public Order in Pakistan and MalaysiaMatthew J. Nelson Islamic Populism and Identity Politics of MUI: Islamic Leadership, Halal Project and the Threat to Religious Freedom in Indonesia Syafiq Hasyim Migration and Islamism in Bangladesh: the Rise of Transnational IdentitiesNazneen Mohsina Islamism in Mindanao, Southern Philippines: Moderates, Radicals and ExtremistsNathan Gilbert Quimpo Hindu Orientalism: The Sachar Committee and Over-representation of Minorities in JailIrfan Ahmad The Making and Unmaking of the RohingyaImrul Islam Turning Sheep into Tigers: State Securitisation of Islam, Societal Insecurity and Conflict in Xinjiang, ChinaJoanne Smith Finley Index

Reviews

"""The Politics of Muslim Identities brings together nine case studies from across Asia. The discussions in each chapter together illustrate the contested diversity of Islam as it is understood and practiced by Muslims, and contributes to a growing and much-needed literature which emphasises the need for historicised and anti-essentialist understandings of Islam."" -Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore"

""The Politics of Muslim Identities brings together nine case studies from across Asia. The discussions in each chapter together illustrate the contested diversity of Islam as it is understood and practiced by Muslims, and contributes to a growing and much-needed literature which emphasises the need for historicised and anti-essentialist understandings of Islam."" -Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore

Author Information

Iulia Lumina is an independent researcher who specialised in the comparative study of Islam at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

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