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Islam in Performance

By Ashis Sengupta

Islam in Performance Social Sciences

Islam in Performance

By Ashis Sengupta

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Islam in Performance brings together six contemporary plays from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan that highlight the political performance of Islam in South Asia, especially since the 1947 partition of the subcontinent. The plays invite comparison with one another, engaging with the issue from perspectives of the three countries concerned: Hindutva politics in India othering the Muslim population for electoral gains, radical Islamization of Pakistan paralyzing political governance and encouraging jihadi violence, and the ever-increasing Islamist threat to Bangladesh's founding secular ethos. Finally, this anthology focuses on the suffering such exclusionary politics of religious nationalism has piled upon minorities across the region. Widely performed but largely unpublished, the plays with their geographic and stylistic range provide a good spectrum of some of the best writing in contemporary South Asian drama. The editor's scholarly introduction offers a framework for studying the plays as both texts and performance pieces.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
362
Release Date:
2017-01-12
Publication Date:
2017-01-12
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1474250718
ISBN13:
9781474250719
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
587 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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