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From pulpit to marketplace: The evolution of religious political parties in Pakistan

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This article analyzes the extent of involvement of religious political leaders and their apparent, rather reluctant, acceptance by the Pakistani public seen in recent times. The study also analyzes the role of religious leaders in giving way to right‐wing extremism or Islamic militarism and how this challenges the writ of the state. I hope to shed light on the state‐religious scholars' nexus, forging a lasting impression in the minds of the public of their coexistence. Religious leaders have been seen to support or gain currency at the time of autocratic rulers, which is evident in the history of the martial law regimes of General Zia ul Haq and General Pervez Musharraf. This study also examines the compromise of weak democratic parties in the intervening period between the two dictatorships as well as the recent rise of political as well as religious extremism. I examine the coexistence of the state‐religious scholars' nexus where religious sentiments, often leading to extremist views, are being played for political gains by the religious political leaders. 2024年《世界事务》特刊的第二篇文章分析了宗教政治领袖的参与程度,以及近年来公众明显对宗教政治领袖展现的相当不情愿的接受态度。我还分析了宗教领袖在屈服于右翼极端主义或伊斯兰军国主义并挑战国家法令方面所发挥的作用。除其他外,本文还揭示了国家与宗教学者之间的复杂关系,在公众心中留下了这一共存关系的持久印象。宗教领袖在独裁统治者时期是被广为认可的,这在齐亚·哈克将军和佩尔韦兹·穆沙拉夫将军的戒严政权历史中显而易见。我研究了两个独裁时期之间弱势民主党派的妥协,以及近年来政治和宗教极端主义的兴起。我还分析了国家与宗教学者之间的共存关系,在这种关系中,宗教政治领袖利用宗教情绪来获取政治利益,而宗教情绪往往导致极端主义观点。 Este artículo analiza el grado de implicación de los líderes políticos religiosos y su aparente, más bien reticente, aceptación por parte del público observada en los últimos tiempos. Este artículo también analiza el papel de los líderes religiosos al ceder el paso al extremismo de derecha o al militarismo islámico y desafía la autoridad del Estado. Este artículo también arroja luz sobre el nexo entre el Estado y los académicos religiosos, forjando una impresión duradera en la mente del público sobre su coexistencia. Se ha visto que los líderes religiosos apoyaban o ganaban popularidad en la época de gobernantes autocráticos, algo evidente en la historia de los regímenes de ley marcial del general Zia ul Haq y el general Pervez Musharraf. Este artículo también examina el compromiso de los partidos democráticos débiles en el período intermedio entre los dos períodos de dictadura, así como el reciente aumento del extremismo político y religioso. Este artículo examina la coexistencia del nexo entre el Estado y los académicos religiosos, donde los sentimientos religiosos, que a menudo conducen a puntos de vista extremistas, son aprovechados por los líderes políticos religiosos para obtener beneficios políticos.

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  • Kashif Hussain, 2024. "From pulpit to marketplace: The evolution of religious political parties in Pakistan," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 187(2), pages 151-160, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:187:y:2024:i:2:p:151-160
    DOI: 10.1002/waf2.12021
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