Piety and politics : Islamism in contemporary Malaysia / Joseph Chinyong Liow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liow, Joseph Chinyong, 1972-

Series:

Religion and global politics.

Religion and global politics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Malays National Organisation.

Islam and politics--Malaysia.

Islam and politics.

Islam and state--Malaysia.

Islam and state.

Islamic fundamentalism--Malaysia.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Malaysia--Politics and government.

Malaysia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Malaysia, home to some twenty million Muslims, is often held up as a model of a pro-Western Islamic nation. The government of Malaysia, in search of Western investment, does its best to perpetuate this view. But this isn't the whole story. Over the last several decades, Joseph Liow shows, Malaysian politics has taken a strong turn toward Islamism. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the growing role of Islam in the last quarter century of Malaysian politics. Conventional wisdom suggest that the ruling UMNO party has moved toward Islamism to fend off challenges from the more heavily Is

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Genesis of an Islamist Agenda; 2. The Malaysian State and the Bureaucratization of Islam; 3. Reconstructing and Reinforcing Islamism; 4. "Popular" Political Islam: Representations and Discourses; 5. "Securing" Islam in a Time of Turbulence; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045209-9

1-282-05390-6

9786612053900

0-19-970382-5

OCLC:

368235320