Muslims in Singapore: Piety, politics and policies

by Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Bryan S. Turner, Alexius A. Pereira, et al.

This book examines Muslims in Singapore, analysing their habits, practices and dispositions towards everyday life, and also their role within the broader framework of the secularist Singapore state and the cultural dominance of its Chinese elite, who are predominantly Buddhist and Christian. Singapore has a highly unusual approach to issues of religious diversity and multiculturalism, adopting a policy of deliberately 'managing religions' - including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041547647X
• ISBN13: 9780415476478
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"