Religion and the Politics of Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Religion and the Politics of Development....Pages 11-34
The Purification, Sacralisation, and Instrumentalisation of Development....Pages 35-60
Gender, Development, and the “De-privatisation” of Religion: Reframing Feminism and Religion in Asia....Pages 61-82
Islamic Activism and Palliative Care: An Analysis from Kerala, India....Pages 83-103
Buddhist Cosmopolitan Ethics and Transnational Secular Humanitarianism in Sri Lanka....Pages 105-128
Buddhist and Protestant Philanthropies in Contemporary Southeast China: Negotiating the “Grey Zone”....Pages 129-153
Patronage, Welfare Provisions, and State—Society Relations: Lessons from Muslim-Dominant Regimes in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Malaysia)....Pages 155-176
Between Ideology and International Politics: The Dynamics and Transformation of a Transnational Islamic Charity....Pages 177-200
Remaking the Russian State from the East: The Role of Asian Christians as Civic Activists....Pages 201-223
The Politics of Nonreligious Aid: A Japanese Environmental Ethic in Myanmar....Pages 225-242
Outlook: Research on Religion and Development....Pages 243-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-253