Introduction; 1. Islam across the Oxus (7th–17th centuries); 2. Becoming Muslim (7th–18th centuries; 3. Networks and renewal (18th–19th centuries);4. Pan-Islamism and nationalism (19th–20th centuries);5. Muslims in the nation-state (1940s–1960s); 6. New imaginations of piety (1960s–1990s);7. Islam as resistance; 8. De-centering Islamic authority; 9. Studying Asia and Islam.
An accessible, transregional exploration of how Islam and Asia have shaped each other's histories, societies and cultures from the seventh century to today.
Chiara Formichi is Associate Professor at Cornell University. Her publications include Islam and the Making of the Nation: S. M. Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in 20th Century Indonesia (2012).
'Islam and Asia: A History integrates the expansion of
Islam into the millennial trajectory of Asia and its multiple
histories. Islamicate cultures of Central, South, South-east,
and East Asia are traced with documentary care,
abetted by narrative skill, to produce the newest, best
introduction to a global civilization rooted and nurtured in
Asia.' Bruce B. Lawrence, Professor of Islamic Studies Emeritus,
Duke University, North Carolina
'Accessible and original, Chiara Formichi's Islam and Asia puts the
history of Muslims and Islam exactly where it belongs - in the vast
area where most of the world's Muslims live. Muslims transformed
Asia; and Islam here, as everywhere, was enriched and transformed
as well. Enlivened by illustrations, maps, insets, and primary
sources, the book is not only a delight for specialists, but an
excellent if unexpected entrée for beginners curious about Islamic
history.' Barbara D. Metcalf, Professor of History Emerita,
University of California, Davis
'This is a necessary and accessible volume. Formichi offers a
bird's eye view of Islam in Asia, but does not skimp on rich
examples. Readers are left with an understanding of Islam in Asia,
Asian Islams, and how Asia is, in fact, central to the story of
Islamic histories as well as specific, concrete examples of that
history and its plurality.' Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst, University
of Vermont
'Formichi here provides a wonderfully dynamic book. It is an
innovative, pioneering historical survey; a well-designed,
excellent textbook; and it is certainly adequate to serve as a
concise reference book … It is a foundational work that points the
way toward what could become a new generation of creative and
urgently needed studies. Boxed key points, lists for further
reading by chapter, a glossary, extensive citations and notes, and
an analytic index round out this noteworthy volume.' G. R. Thursby,
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