John O'Brien

Pakistan - The Instrumentalization of Islam

Political Manipulation of Islamic Theology in Pakistani History
Reihe: Beiträge zur Missionswissenschaft / Interkulturellen Theologie
Pakistan - The Instrumentalization of Islam
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  • 978-3-643-90701-1
  • 35
  • 2015
  • 568
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  • 69.90
This book studies Islam's place in Pakistani history and how it has been continually exploited... mehr
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This book studies Islam's place in Pakistani history and how it has been continually exploited by successive regimes. Using Islam as a final political argument weakened it as a basis of national integration. Playing the Islamic card led to ever increasing Islamist demands. Jihadists violently vied to uphold `true Islam', often by targeting minorities. Such self-serving political manipulation is deconstructed in reflection on key theological debates in Islam.

Dr. John O'Brien is a Spiritan priest. He first went to Pakistan in 1977 and has engaged in pastoral, educational and development projects among marginalized minorities while continuing a dialogue with Islam.
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