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基本説明
The studies collected in this book look at the changes happening both in Muslim majority countries and in societies where Muslims are a minority. Among the contributors are such prominent scholars as Fred von der Mehden, Vali Nasr, Hakan Yavuz, and John Voll.
Full Description
Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most books on contemporary Islam focus on the Middle East, giving short shift to the dynamic and diverse presence of Asian Islam in regional and global politics. The Muslims of Asia constitute the largest Muslim communities in the world - Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Central Asia. In recent years, terrorist bombings in Bali, separatist conflicts in Thailand and the Philippines, and opposition politics in Central Asia, all point to the strategic importance of Asian Islam.
In Asian Islam in the 21st Century, terrorism and its effects are placed within the broader context of Muslim politics and how Islamic ideals and movements, mainstream and extremist, have shaped Asian Muslim societies. Democratization experiments -- successful and unsuccessful -- are examined. The rise of radical militant movements is analyzed and placed in historical perspective. The result is an insightful portrait of the rich diversity of Muslim politics and discourse that continue to affect Asian Muslim majority and minority countries.
Specialists and students of Islamic studies, religion and international affairs, and comparative politics as well as general readers will benefit from this sorely needed comprehensive analysis of a part of the world that has become increasingly important in the 21st century.
Contents
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