Race, Religion, and the Indian Muslim Predicament in Singapore

This book traces the negotiations and contestations over Indian Muslim difference in Singapore and examines the conditions that have given rise to these debates.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables

1. Chapter 1: Introduction


2. Chapter 2: Histories of a Name: Making the ‘Indian Muslim’


3. Chapter 3: Alternatives or ‘Sub-communities’? Engaging with Internal Difference


4. Chapter 4: Dress, Drama, and Divorce: The Clash of Masculinities


5. Chapter 5: Religion or Culture? Popular Practice and the Perception of Difference


6. Chapter 6: The Markers of Difference: History, Language, Identity


7. Chapter 7: The Organisation of Religious Life


8. Chapter 8: Representing ‘Indian Muslims’: The Politics of Mediation


9. Chapter 9: Conclusion

Appendix
Bibliography

About the author

Torsten Tschacher is Junior-Professor at the Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin.

Summary

This book traces the negotiations and contestations over Indian Muslim difference in Singapore and examines the conditions that have given rise to these debates.

Product details

• Authors: Torsten Tschacher, Tschacher Torsten
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.2017
• EAN: 9781138235908
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23590-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Studies on Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Singapore, Islamic Studies, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities