Modern Muslim identities : negotiating religion and ethnicity in Malaysia /
Gerhard Hoffstaedter.
- Copenhagen : NIAS Press, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) : illustrations, map.
- NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 119 .
- Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 119. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-261) and index.
Identity formation and its articulation -- Malayness and Islam -- Ordered spaces: naming places and defining boundaries -- Engineering Muslim Malay identities -- Other Malays and Malaysia(n)s: resistance and change -- Islamicity: experiencing the devine light -- Between a cosmopolitan ethic and the politicide of the Malays -- Conclusion
This title explores the relationship between the Malaysian state and its citizens in creating and maintaining fixed identities. The book focuses on new modalities of being Muslim in a modern world.
9788776946166 8776946169
Muslims--Malaysia. Islam--Malaysia. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies. Islam. Muslims.