The life of this world : negotiated Muslims lives in Thai society / Chaiwat Satha Anand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaiwat Satha-Anand.

Series:

Studies in religion (Marshall Cavendish Academic)

Islam in Asia series

Islam in Asia series.

Studies in religion.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Thailand.

Muslims.

Religious tolerance--Islam.

Religious tolerance.

Islam and politics--Thailand.

Islam and politics.

Ethnic relations.

Thailand--Ethnic relations.

Thailand.

Physical Description:

xvi, 200 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Negotiated Muslims lives in Thai society.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Academic, 2005.

Summary:

Islam in Asia is an ongoing series that features high-quality original works on Islam and the Muslims in Asia by regional scholars and other specialists. Focusing on both empirical studies as well as those that address the whole range of contemporary issues affecting the Muslim communities within and across national frontiers in the region, the areas of discussion include the ongoing discourses on Islam and political violence, Muslim diversity, international Islamic networks, the role of Muslim minorities, the role of Islam in pluralistic societies and Islam and inter-religion dialogues. Monographs on selected themes may be focused on a single country or on the region as a whole. The Life of This World focuses on the ways in which Muslims in predominantly non-Muslim Thailand negotiate their lives as a minority group, using different sites where their identities as Muslims are contested while facing various challenges that call into question their connectedness with the local, national

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index.

ISBN:

9812103554

OCLC:

58530052