Islam And Politics In Southeast Asia (routledge Malaysian Studies Series)
by Johan Saravanamuttu /
2010 / English / PDF
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Southeast Asia manifests some of the most interesting,
non-violent as well as conflictual elements of Islamic social and
political life in the world. This book examines the ways in which
Muslim politics in Southeast Asia has greatly impacted democratic
practice and contributed to its practical and discursive
development. It addresses the majority and minority situations of
Muslims within both democratic and authoritarian politics. It
shows, for example, how in Muslim majority Indonesia and
Malaysia, political Islam directly engages with procedural
democracy; in Muslim minority Thailand and the Philippines, it
has taken a violent route; and in Muslim minority Singapore, it
has been successfully managed through civil and electoral
politics. By exploring such nuances, variations, comparisons and
linkages among Muslim majority and minority countries, this book
deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of Muslim politics in
the region as a whole.
Southeast Asia manifests some of the most interesting,
non-violent as well as conflictual elements of Islamic social and
political life in the world. This book examines the ways in which
Muslim politics in Southeast Asia has greatly impacted democratic
practice and contributed to its practical and discursive
development. It addresses the majority and minority situations of
Muslims within both democratic and authoritarian politics. It
shows, for example, how in Muslim majority Indonesia and
Malaysia, political Islam directly engages with procedural
democracy; in Muslim minority Thailand and the Philippines, it
has taken a violent route; and in Muslim minority Singapore, it
has been successfully managed through civil and electoral
politics. By exploring such nuances, variations, comparisons and
linkages among Muslim majority and minority countries, this book
deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of Muslim politics in
the region as a whole.
