State Management of Religion in Malaysia Hardback
by Myengkyo (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea) Seo
Part of the Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series series
Hardback
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Religion in Malaysia is a contentious issue, in that although Malaysia is formally a Muslim country, and ethnic Malays have to be Muslims in order to enjoy full citizenship, there are very large populations of Christians, Hindus and Buddhists, which together constitute about half the total population.
This book explores how the state manages religion in Malaysia.
It argues that there is government managed Islamization, which extends beyond promoting piety into the economic sphere, where Malaysia has developed into a leading world market of Islamic finance and also a global hub of halal food and other halal products.
It shows how Muslims enjoy special privileges, and how the state manages the non-Muslim religions, institutionalising them into state minority religions.
The book also discusses the social dimension of Christian churches which are experiencing significant growth, and concludes by arguing that Malaysia is developing a self-contradictory vision of the nation's reality, as both an Islamic and at the same time a secular state.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/11/2017
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- ISBN:9781138775954
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/11/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138775954
