| Politics of Desecularization: Law and the Minority Question in Pakistan Contributor(s): Saeed, Sadia (Author) |
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ISBN: 110714003X ISBN-13: 9781107140035 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Asian - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 954.910 |
| LCCN: 2016030314 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The movement away from secularist practices and toward political Islam is a prominent trend across Muslim polities. Yet this shift remains under-theorized. Why do modern Muslim polities adopt policies that explicitly cater to religious sensibilities? How are these encoded in law and with what effects? Sadia Saeed addresses these questions through examining shifts in Pakistan's official state policies toward the rights of religious minorities, in particular the controversial Ahmadiyya community. Looking closely at the 'Ahmadi question', Saeed develops a framework for conceptualizing and explaining modern desecularization processes that emphasizes the critical role of nation-state formation, political majoritarianism, and struggles between 'secularist' and 'religious' ideologues in evolving political and legal fields. The book demonstrates that desecularization entails instituting new understandings of religion through processes and justifications that are quintessentially modern. |
