Pragmatic Muslim Politics The Case of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
This book analyses and discusses the use of Islamic terms and symbols in the political party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). It is based on interviews with the leading members of the party and on analyses of the party’s official documents. It describes
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Pragmatic Muslim Politics
The Case of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Pragmatic Muslim Politics
Andreas Johansson
Pragmatic Muslim Politics The Case of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Andreas Johansson Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) Lund University Lund, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-030-12788-6 ISBN 978-3-030-12789-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12789-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019933329 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 1 Historical Background............................................................................... 3 Pre-Colonial and Colonial Times.......................................................... 3 The Origins of the Civil War................................................................. 8 The Impact of da‘wa Movements......................................................... 14 The Twenty-First Century and Post-Conflict Sri Lanka....................... 16 An Introduction to the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress............................. 18 State, Nation, and Ethnicity....................................................................... 22 Muslim Politics – Behind the Ethnic Marker....................................... 24 Material...................................................................................................... 26 Parliamentary Speeches........................................................................ 27 The SLMC’s Official Documents......................................................... 28 Interviews...................................................
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