Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam: Explaining the

Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam: Explaining the Conservative Turn

"Once celebrated in the Western media as a shining example of a 'liberal' and 'tolerant' Islam, Indonesia since the end of the Soeharto regime (May 1998) has witnessed a variety of developments that bespeak a conservative turn in the country's Muslim politics. In this timely collection of original essays, Martin van Bruinessen, our most distinguished senior Western scholar of Indonesian Islam, and four leading Indonesian Muslim scholars explore and explain these developments. Each chapter examines recent trends from a strategic institutional perch: the Council of Indonesian Muslim scholars, the reformist Muhammadiyah, South Sulawesi's Committee for the Implementation of Islamic Shari'a, and radical Islamism in Solo. With van Bruinessen's brilliantly synthetic introduction and conclusion, these essays shed a bright light on what Indonesian Muslim politics was and where it seems to be going. The analysis is complex and by no means uniformly dire. For readers interested in Indonesian Muslim politics, and for analysts interested in the dialectical interplay of progressive and conservative Islam, this book is fascinating and essential reading." -Robert Hefner, Director Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University
Country USA
Brand Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
Manufacturer Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
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ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
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EANs 9789814414562
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
Manufacturer	Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789814414562
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam: Explaining the Conservative Turn

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