Islam in Modern Thailand: Faith, Philanthropy and Politics

This book addresses the complexity of Islam in Thailand, by focusing on Islamic charities and institutions affiliated to the mosque. By extrapolating through Islam and the waqf (Islamic charity) in different regions of Thailand the diversity in races and institutions, it demonstrates the regional contrast within Thai Islam. The book also underlines the importance of internal histories of these separate spaces, and the processes by which institutions and ideologies become entrenched. It goes on to look at the socio economic transformation that is taking place within the context of trading networks through Islamic institutions and civil networks linked to mosques, madrasas and regional power brokers.

Author: Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/04/2013
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780415825894

About the Author

Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown is an Emeritus Professor at the Royal Holloway College in London, UK.