Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia: From the 16th to the 21st Century

by Thomas Gibson

Book Overview

This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state. These notions have coexisted in Southeast Asia since the Sixteenth century and influence politics to this day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349538426
• ISBN13: 9781349538423
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"