Religion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia

Imran Ahmed

ISBN 10: 9811668469 / ISBN 13: 9789811668463

Edité par Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, 2022

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West's 'war on terror'. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.

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• Titre: Religion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia
• Éditeur: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore
• Date de parution: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9811668469
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789811668463
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 153 H x 19 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 153 millimètres de hauteur par 19 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 448 grammes

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This book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West's 'war on terror'. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.

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Imran Ahmed is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.

Zahid Shahab Ahmed is Research Fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University (Australia).

Howard Brasted is Emeritus Professor of History and Islamic Studies at the University of New England (Australia).

Shahram Akbarzadeh is Research Professor in Middle East and Central Asian politics at Deakin University (Australia).