The politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia

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ISBN	9780415602273 (hbk.)
Call Number	BL1055 P769 2011
Title	The politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia / edited by Ishtiaq Ahmed
Imprint	Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.
Physical	x, 268 p. ; 25 cm.
Series Name	Routledge contemporary Asia series ;32
Summary	The notion of a 'politics of religion' refers to theincreasing role that religion plays in the politics of the contemporary world. This book presents comparative country case studies on the politics of religion in South and South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia. The politics of religion calls into question the relevance of modernist notions of secularism and democracy, with the emphasis instead on going back to indigenous roots insearch of authentic ideologies and models of state and nation building. With in the context of the individual countries, chapters focus on the consequences that politics of religion has on inclusive nation-building, democracy and the rights of individuals, minorities and women.
Subject	Religion and politics--South Asia
Subject	Religion and politics--Southeast Asia
Subject Geographic Name	South Asia--Religion
Subject Geographic Name	Southeast Asia--Religion
Coorperative Author	Ahmed, Ishtiaq,1947-
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650 0^aReligion and politics^zSouth Asia 0^aReligion and politics^zSoutheast Asia

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The politics of religion in South and Southeast Asia

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