Religious Pluralism, State and Society in Asia

Chiara Formichi is Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in History of Southeast Asia from SOAS (University of London). Her publications include Islam and the making of the nation: Kartosuwiryo and political Islam in 20th century Indonesia (2012) and the edited volume Shi‘ism and Beyond: Alid piety in Muslim Southeast Asia.

• 1. Religious Pluralism, State and Society in Asia Part 1: Pluralism and the State 2. Urbanization, Civil Society and Religious Pluralism in Indonesia and Turkey 3. Sacred Sites and Social Conflict: Yasukuni Shrine and Religious Pluralism in Japanese Society 4. Hierarchical plurality: State, Religion, and Pluralism in Southwest China 5. Literacy Wars: Children Education and Weekend Madrasahs in Singapore Part 2: Conviviality in the City 6. In the Name of God: South Asian Muslims in a Chinese Temple Fair in Hong Kong 7. Sweetness and Light: The Bright Side of Pluralism in a Rajasthan Town 8. Overcoming "Hierarchized Conviviality" in the Manila Metropolis: Religious Pluralism and Urbanization in the Philippines 9. Actually Existing Religious Pluralism in Kuala Lumpur Part 3: Pluralism and Individual Identities 10. Cosmopolitan Islam and inclusive Chinese-ness: Chinese-style Mosques in Indonesia 11. Ramadan in the Newsroom: Malaysiakini, Tempo, and the State in Indonesia and Malaysia 12. Pluralist currents and counter-currents in the Indonesian Mass-Media: the case of Anand Krishna 13. A Sufi, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, TV Guru: Anandmurti Gurumaa

"Formichi has edited an important book of essays focused on the concept of religious pluralism in Asian societies. Summing Up: Recommended" - L. H Mamiya, Vassar College in CHOICE