Pragmatic Muslim Politics

Is the first book to cover the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Deals with a pragmatic non-Islamist party's use of religious terms and symbols.

Provides insight into how a religious political Muslim party functions.

Is the first book to cover the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Deals with a pragmatic non-Islamist party's use of religious terms and symbols Provides insight into how a religious political Muslim party functions

Autorentext

Andreas Johansson is the current Director of Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET), Lund University. He holds a PhD in history of religion. In his research he examines how different organizations use religious terms and symbols. He studies a wide range of sources and has conducted fieldwork in Sri Lanka and Japan. Andreas has published his research results in peer review articles and in specialist journals and news outlets, such as openDemocracy and The Conversation. He is one of the editors of the Nordic journal of South Asian studies. He is also the author of the book Yakuza tattoo (Dokument Press, April 2017)

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. History of Muslims in Sri Lanka.- 3. Analytic Framework.- 4. Official Documents.- 5. Narratives of Party Members.- 6. Ashraff in Parliament 1989-1992.- 7. Hakeem In Parliament 2006-2011.- 8. Conclusion. <p