Research Catalog

Title

Religion and the politics of development / edited by Philip Fountain, Robin Bush, R. Michael Feener.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Additional Authors

• Fountain, Philip
• Rickard, Robin Bush
• Feener, R. Michael

Description

xiii, 253 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

Eschewing tired doctrines of strict demarcation between development, religion and politics, this volume takes up the task of critically analysing this triple nexus. The chapters brought together in this landmark collection draw on detailed empirical studies from around contemporary Asia. Through their engagements with Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and secularism, among other traditions, the chapters argue persuasively for a new research agenda that attends to the ways in which development, religion, and politics are dynamically interconnected. In doing so, they deploy innovative conceptual approaches that rework taken-for-granted frames.

Series Statement

International political economy series

Uniform Title

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Subjects

• Economic development > Political aspects
• Asia > Politics and government > 1945-
• Economic development > Religious aspects
• Religion and state > Asia
• Religion and politics
• Religion and social problems
• Asia > Economic policy

Note

• Formerly CIP.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Robin Bush, Philip Fountain and R. Michael Feener -- 1. Religion and the Politics of Development in Asia / Philip Fountain, Robin Bush, R. Michael Feener -- 2. The Purification, Sacralisation and Instrumentalisation of Development as a Religious Enterprise / Oscar Salemink -- 3. Gender, Development, and the 'De-privatization' of Religion : Re-framing Feminism and Religion in Asia / Emma Tomalin -- 4. Islamic Activism and Palliative Care : An Analysis from Kerala, India / R. Santhosh -- 5. Buddhist Cosmopolitan Ethics and Transnational Secular Humanitarianism in Sri Lanka / Nalika Gajaweera -- 6. Buddhist and Protestant Philanthropies in Contemporary Southeast China : Negotiating the 'Grey Zone' / Wu Keping -- 7. Patronage, Welfare Provision, and State-Society Relations : Lessons from Muslim-Dominant Regimes in Southeast Asia / Kikue Hamayotsu -- 8. Between Ideology and International Politics : The Dynamics and Transformation of a Transnational Islamic Charity / Zoltan Pall -- 9. Remaking the Russian State from the East : The Role of Asian Christians as Civic Activists / Melissa Caldwell -- 10. The Politics of Nonreligious Aid : A Japanese Environmental Ethic in Myanmar / Chika Watanabe -- Outlook / R. Michael Feener, Philip Fountain and Robin Bush.

Call Number

JFD 15-2756

ISBN

• 9781137438560 (hbk.)
• 1137438568 (hbk.)
• 9780333717080 (Series standing order : hardcover) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780333711101 (Series standing order : paperback) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

910930780

Title

Religion and the politics of development / edited by Philip Fountain, Robin Bush, R. Michael Feener.

Publisher

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

International political economy series

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Fountain, Philip, editor.

Rickard, Robin Bush, editor.

Feener, R. Michael, editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 15-2756