This comprehensive book provides a comparative analysis of religious
nationalism in contemporary, globalized Asia. Exploring the nexus of
religion, identity, and nationalism, Jeff Kingston assesses
similarities and differences across the region, focusing on how
religious sentiments influence how people embrace nationalism and with
what consequences. Kingston shows that in the age of the internet this
has become an especially volatile mix that breeds violence and poses a
significant risk to secularism, diversity, civil liberties, democracy,
and political stability. This extremist tide has swept across Asia
with tragic results, as witnessed by 730,000 Rohingya Muslims driven
out of Myanmar, 70,000 Kashmiris slaughtered in India, and Islamic
State affiliates terrorizing Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines,
and Sri Lanka. Who could have imagined Buddhist monks inciting
violence and intolerance or setting themselves on fire? Or pious
vigilantes beheading atheist bloggers? Or clerics defeating and
jailing powerful politicians on blasphemy allegations? And, what
explains why one million Uighur Muslims are locked up in China?
Examining the causes and consequences of these varied phenomena and
what they portend, Kingston casts a sobering light on the prospects of
the Asian Century.
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ISBN
9781442276888
Publisert
2019
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Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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