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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Negotiating Malay Identities in Singapore : The Role of Modern Is
- ISBN
- 9781845196967
- Subject Area
- Political Science, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Negotiating Malay Identities in Singapore : the Role of Modern Islam
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Ethnic Studies / General, Islamic Studies, Sociology / General, Asia / General, General
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Series
- The Liverpool Library of Asian and Asian American Studies
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 18.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-10
1845196961
ISBN-13
9781845196967
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219203590
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Negotiating Malay Identities in Singapore : the Role of Modern Islam
Language
English
Subject
Ethnic Studies / General, Islamic Studies, Sociology / General, Asia / General, General
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, History
Series
The Liverpool Library of Asian and Asian American Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2015-048166
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
322/.1088297095957
Synopsis
Singapore Malays subscribe to mostly traditional rather than modern interpretations of Islam. Singapore state officials, however, wish to curb the challenges such interpretations bring to the country's political, social, educational and economic domains. Thus, these officials launched a programme to socially engineer modern Muslim identities amongst Singapore Malays in 2003, which is ongoing. Negotiating Muslim Identities documents a variety of ethnographic encounters that point to the power struggles surrounding two basic and very different ways of living. While the Singapore state has gained some successes for its project, it has also faced significant and multiple setbacks. Amongst them, state officials have had to contend with traditional Islamic authority that Malay elders carry and who cannot be ignored because these elders are time-entrenched authority figures in their community. One of the book's significant contributions is that it documents how Singapore, an avowedly secular state, has now turned to Islam as a tool for governance. Just as significant are the insights the study provides on another aspect of Singapore state governance, one usually described as 'authoritarian'. The book demonstrates that even 'authoritarian' states can face serious obstacles in the face of religion's influence over its followers. The academic literature on Singapore Malays is sparse: this work not only fills gaps in the existing academic literature but provides new and original research data. Its data-rich ethnographic and anthropological approach show the complexities of Malay and Muslim social contexts, and complements other works that examine Southeast Asian states ' management of Islam, which has attracted much scholarship given the global interest in Islam-based politics and social organisation.
LC Classification Number
BP52.R59 2016
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