Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia

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Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia is written by Iulia Lumina and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474466869 (ISBN 10) and 9781474466868 (ISBN 13).

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-a-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'.