Overview
Examines how Islam, Islamism, and democracy intersect and interplay in Muslim societies.
Analyses religion, politics and society in Bangladesh, juxtaposing them with the broader South Asian context.
Explains why so many countries opted for democracy as a political system and how it remains a significant topic of systematic inquiry.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Critical, insightful and thought-provoking, Islam and Democracy in South Asia is a real masterpiece on religion and politics uncovering the critical nexus between Islam, political Islam and democracy in Bangladesh. Rigorous methodologies, thought-provoking debates, and convincing arguments are among the hallmarks of the book.”
— Emajuddin Ahamed, Political Scientist & former Vice-Chancellor, University of Dhaka“Islam and Democracy in South Asia is the sophisticated discussion of the political life of Islam that the world needs. Simplistic views of Islam-or-the-sword, jihadism and Islamic anti-modernism die a well-deserved death here. Muslims have a kaleidoscope of political options that have to balance realpolitik and dreams of social fairness.”
— Samuel Cohn, Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University“A must read for all scholars, politicians, and diplomats who want to have a bird’s eye view of Islam as a political ideology and a worm’s eye view of its interplay with democracy in the context of Bangladesh.”
— Mohammad A. Auwal, Professor of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Md Nazrul Islam is Professor of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
Md Saidul Islam is Associate Professor of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Islam and Democracy in South Asia
Book Subtitle: The Case of Bangladesh
Authors: Md Nazrul Islam, Md Saidul Islam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42909-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42908-9Published: 21 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42911-9Published: 21 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42909-6Published: 20 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 331
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Asian Politics, Politics and Religion, Democracy, Comparative Politics