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Hoffstaedter, Gerhard.

Modern Muslim identities : negotiating religion and ethnicity in Malaysia / Gerhard Hoffstaedter. - Copenhagen : NIAS Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) : illustrations, map. - NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 119 . - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 119. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-261) and index.

Identity formation and its articulation -- Malayness and Islam -- Ordered spaces: naming places and defining boundaries -- Engineering Muslim Malay identities -- Other Malays and Malaysia(n)s: resistance and change -- Islamicity: experiencing the devine light -- Between a cosmopolitan ethic and the politicide of the Malays -- Conclusion

This title explores the relationship between the Malaysian state and its citizens in creating and maintaining fixed identities. The book focuses on new modalities of being Muslim in a modern world.

ISBN: 9788776946166 8776946169

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslims--Malaysia.
Islam--Malaysia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Islam.
Muslims.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Malaysia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BP63.M4 / H644 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.69709595