Suchergebnisse

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?; 1 Faith and Reason in Islam: Strategies in the Education of Muslim Communities; 2 Jihad; 3 The Takfir Syllogism; 4 What is Islamism?; 5 The Shari'a from a Secular Perspective; Notes

The article traces the trajectories of Islamic politics in Indonesia and Malaysia in relation to the changing political economy of these two countries. The approach adopted is to understand Islamic politics less on the basis of Islamic doctrine, or conflicts over its interpretation, than in connection with the changing social bases of politics, the context established by capitalist economic transformations, the evolution of the post-colonial state from the Cold War and its aftermath, and of crises of political economy in the 1980s and 1990s. The exercise reveals important convergences and divergences in trajectories that help to explain the complex historical processes which have shaped Islamic politics in these two cases and possibly beyond. It also reveals the entanglement of Islamic politics in very profane conflicts over power and tangible economic resources over time. In both countries a new form of Islamic populism has emerged as a major articulator of grievances against the secular state and perceived social injustices. However, the same historical processes have enabled the social agents of Islamic politics in Malaysia to contest state power more effectively than their counterparts in Indonesia. (Pac Rev/GIGA)

Part I. Theoretical Perspectives and Cross-National Comparison -- After Integration : Islam, Conviviality and Contentious Politics in Europe / Marian Burchardt and Ines Michalowski -- Figurational Change and Primordialism in a Multicultural Society : A Model Explained on the Basis of the German Case / Jörg Hüttermann -- Incorporating Muslim Migrants in Western Nation States : A Comparison of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany / Matthias Koenig -- Muslim Mobilization Between Self-Organization, State-Recognized Consultative Bodies and Political Participation / Jonathan Laurence -- Institutional Change and the Incorporation of Muslim Populations : Religious Freedoms, Equality and Cultural Diversity / Marcel Maussen -- Islam in Europe : Cross-National Differences in Accommodation and Explanations / Ines Michalowski and Marian Burchardt -- Part II. Islam in Selected European Countries -- Islam and Muslims in Austria / Astrid Mattes and Sieglinde Rosenberger -- Islam in Belgium : From Formal Recognition to Public Contestation / Corinne Torrekens -- Islam and Muslims in Denmark / Brian Arly Jacobsen -- Islam and Laïcité in France / Leyla Arslan -- Islam and Dutch Contestations Over Secularity / Cora Schuh -- Islam in Contemporary Portugal / Luís Pais Bernardo -- Governing Religious Diversity Amid National Redefinition : Muslim Incorporation in Spain / Avi Astor -- Islam in Sweden : Institutionalization, Public Debates and Discursive Paradoxes / Johan Cato -- How Foreigners Became Muslims : Switzerland's Path to Accommodating Islam as a New Religion / Gianni D'Amato -- Muslims in the UK / Paul Weller and Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Klappentext: In most Islamic societies, freedom of religion or belief is not a reality for religious minorities. Indonesia, home of the biggest Muslim population in the world, is a positive exception in this regard. The country was always a role model for the peaceful co-existence of diverse religious and cultural traditions, but in recent years, Islamic fundamentalist groups challenge the country's tolerant and pluralistic identity. This book inquires the development of freedom of religion or belief from a political, legal and religious perspective. It analyzes the laws and mechanisms that protect the rights of minorities and traces the role of the country's most important Islamic organizations and the influence they have on national policy-making. It finally points out possible future developments and how the government can counter the threat of militant Islamism and preserve Indonesia's tolerant traditions.