Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective

Cosmopolitan ideals and pluralist tendencies have been employed creatively and adapted carefully by Muslim individuals, societies and institutions in modern Southeast Asia to produce the necessary contexts for mutual tolerance and shared respect between and within different groups in society. Organised around six key themes that interweave the connected histories of three countries in Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia - this book shows the ways in which historical actors have promoted better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region. Case studies from across these countries of the Malay world take in the rise of the network society in the region in the 1970s up until the early 21st century, providing a panoramic view of Muslim cosmopolitan practices, outlook and visions in the region.

Author: Khairudin Aljunied
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 10/30/2017
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781474420464

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2018

About the Author

Khairudin Aljunied is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. He is author of several books, most recently Radicals: Resistance and Mobilization in Colonial Malaya (2015) and Colonialism, Violence and Muslims in Southeast Asia: The Maria Hertogh Controversy and Its Aftermath (2009).