Overview
- Is the first volume to explore the relationship between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Theravada societies.
- Provides insight into the devastating persecution of the Rohingyas
- Identifies trans-regional and global factors that contribute to Islamophobia in Asia
- Dispels popular myths about Buddhist-Muslim relations
- Provides powerful and cogent analyses of religion and politics in South and Southeast Asia
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical Country Overviews
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Case Studies: Particular Moments of Interaction
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Concluding Thoughts
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Buddhist-Muslim relations in Thailand
- Buddhist-Muslim relations in Sri Lanka
- Buddhist-Muslim relations in Myanmar
- Buddhist-Muslim relations in Bangladesh
- Pre-modern and pre-colonial policies of religion
- Colonial classification of religion
- Buddhist constitutionalism
- Buddhism and politics
- Buddhism and violence
- Buddhist nationalisms
- Buddhist majorities and non-Buddhist minorities
- Muslim minorities in Asia
- Buddhist-Muslim relations and trade relations
- Buddhist-Muslim relations and economic relations
- Inter-religious encounters in Asia
- The insurgency in Southern Thailand
- The Rohingya crisis
- Religion, transnationalism and social media
- Anti-Muslim sentiments and practices
- Islamophobia in Asia
About this book
The book is divided into two sections. The first section provides historical background to the three countries with the largest Buddhist-Muslim relations. The second section has chapters that focus on specific encounters between Buddhists and Muslims, which includes anti-Buddhist sentiments in Bangladesh, the role of gender in Muslim-Buddhist relations and the rise of anti-Muslim and anti-Rohingya sentiments in Myanmar.
By exploring historical fluctuations over time—paying particular attention to how state-formations condition Muslim-Buddhist entanglements—the book shows the processual and relational aspects of religious identity constructions and Buddhist-Muslim interactions in Theravada Buddhist majority states.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michael Jerryson is a Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, USA. He is the Director of the James Dale Ethics Center. Jerryson has authored or edited numerous books and articles. His recent monograph is If You Meet the Buddha: Buddhism, Politics, and Violence (2018).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Buddhist-Muslim Relations in a Theravada World
Editors: Iselin Frydenlund, Michael Jerryson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9884-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9883-5Published: 29 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9886-6Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9884-2Published: 28 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 311
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Religion and Society, Politics and Religion, Conflict Studies, Buddhism, Islam