Spirited Politics: Religion And Public Life In Contemporary Southeast Asia

Book Summary


The essays in Spirited Politics throw light on predicaments that spring from the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and nationalism in contemporary Southeast Asian public life. Covering material from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, the contributors explore the calamities and ironies of Southeast Asian identity politics, examining the ways in which religion and politics are made to serve each other. Contributors Kenneth M. George, Andrew C. Willford, Smita Lahiri, Erick White, Suzanne Brenner, Andrew J. Abalahin, Thamora Fishel, Fenella Cannell

Book Details


Book Name Spirited Politics: Religion And Public Life In Contemporary Southeast Asia
Author Andrew C. Willford, Kenneth M. George
Publisher Cornell University Southeast Asia Program (Jan 2009)
ISBN 9780877277378
Pages 210
Language English
Price 1214
 
 

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