Religion and the Politics of Development

1. Introduction
Robin Bush, Philip Fountain, R. Michael Feener

2. Religion and the Politics of Development
Philip Fountain, Robin Bush, R. Michael Feener

3. The Purification, Sacralisation, and Instrumentalisation of Development
Oscar Salemink

4. Gender, Development, and the “De-privatisation” of Religion: Reframing Feminism and Religion in Asia
Emma Tomalin

5. Islamic Activism and Palliative Care: An Analysis from Kerala, India
R. Santhosh

6. Buddhist Cosmopolitan Ethics and Transnational Secular Humanitarianism in Sri Lanka
Nalika Gajaweera

7. Buddhist and Protestant Philanthropies in Contemporary Southeast China: Negotiating the “Grey Zone”
Keping Wu

8. Patronage, Welfare Provisions, and State—Society Relations: Lessons from Muslim-Dominant Regimes in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Malaysia)
Kikue Hamayotsu

9. Between Ideology and International Politics: The Dynamics and Transformation of a Transnational Islamic Charity
Zoltan Pall

10. Remaking the Russian State from the East: The Role of Asian Christians as Civic Activists
Melissa L. Caldwell

11. The Politics of Nonreligious Aid: A Japanese Environmental Ethic in Myanmar
Chika Watanabe

12. Outlook: Research on Religion and Development
R. Michael Feener, Philip Fountain, Robin Bush

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Asian Culture, Political Economy, International Relations, Political Sociology, Development Studies, Development Economics