Bureaucratising Islam: State strategies and Muslim responses in Singapore

W. Abdullah
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ABSTRACT Southeast Asian countries have, since independence, grappled with the issue of religious management. Many of them, especially in the Malay Archipelago, have attempted to bureaucratize Islam specifically, as they attempt to keep religion in check and/or harness it for political and nation-building purposes. This paper investigates how the state in Singapore has drawn the boundaries for Islam’s involvement in public affairs via this bureaucratisation. The attempt by the state to be the ultimate arbiter in Islamic affairs is primarily successful, though it is not without contestations. Due to the constricting nature of the political system, Muslim actors have largely tried to maximise their influence within the confines of what the state deems permissible either by not confronting the state directly or by overtly cooperating with it in some instances. Dissent towards the state-sanctioned version of Islam may arise in pockets, especially on social media, but it is limited both in scope and participation.
伊斯兰教的官僚化:新加坡的国家战略和穆斯林的反应
自独立以来,东南亚国家一直在努力解决宗教管理问题。他们中的许多人,特别是在马来群岛,试图将伊斯兰教官僚化,因为他们试图控制宗教和/或利用它来实现政治和国家建设的目的。本文探讨新加坡政府如何透过这种官僚化,为伊斯兰教参与公共事务划定界限。国家成为伊斯兰事务最终仲裁者的尝试基本上是成功的,尽管它并非没有争议。由于政治体制的有限性,穆斯林主要试图在国家允许的范围内最大化他们的影响力,要么不直接对抗国家,要么在某些情况下公开与国家合作。对国家认可的伊斯兰版本的异议可能会出现在一些地方,尤其是在社交媒体上,但其范围和参与程度都是有限的。
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