Nationalism and minority identities in Islamic societies / edited by Maya Shatzmiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shatzmiller, Maya, Author.

Contributor:

Shatzmiller, Maya.

Series:

Studies in nationalism and ethnic conflict.

Studies in nationalism and ethnic conflict

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Islamic countries.

Minorities.

Ethnicity--Islamic countries.

Ethnicity.

Ethnology--Islamic countries.

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays focus on identity formation in five minority groups - Copts in Egypt, Baha'is and Christians in Pakistan, Berbers in Algeria and Morocco, and Kurds in Turkey and Iraq. While every minority community is distinctive, the experiences of these groups show that a state's authoritarian rule, uncompromising attitude towards expressions of particularism, and failure to offer tools for inclusion are all responsible for the politicization and radicalization of minority identities. The place of Islam in this process is complex: while its initial pluralistic role was transformed through the creation of the modern nation-state, the radicalization of society in turn radicalized and politicized minority identities. Minority groups, though at times possessing a measure of political autonomy, remain intensely vulnerable.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 From Dhimmis to Minorities: Shifting Constructions of the non-Muslim Other from Early to Modern Islam; 2 Copts: Fully Egyptian, but for a Tattoo?; 3 The Egyptian Copts: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Definition of Identity for a Religious Minority; 4 The Sheep and the Goats? Christian Groups in Lebanon and Egypt in Comparative Perspective; 5 The Christians of Pakistan: The Interaction of Law and Caste in Maintaining ""Outsider"" Status; 6 The Baha'i Minority and Nationalism in Contemporary Iran; 7 Royal Interest in Local Culture: Amazigh Identity and the Moroccan State

8 The Berbers in Algeria: Politicized Ethnicity and Ethnicized Politics9 Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey; 10 The Kurdish Minority Identity in Iraq; Conclusion; Bibliographies; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references ([289]-315) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86321-5

9786612863219

0-7735-7254-6

OCLC:

923232871