The State, Ulama and Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia / / Norshahril Saat.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
• VerfasserIn: Saat, Norshahril,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Religion and Society in Asia ; 5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 6 line art

The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamization programs, upgrading and creating religious institutions. The author argues that, while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, they sometimes succeeded in "capturing" the state by influencing policies in their favor. The author builds his argument on strong fieldwork data, especially interviews, and he engages in critical discussion of comparative politics paradigms and the concept of capture.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- A Note on Translation, Spelling, and Other Conventions -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Official Ulama in Indonesia and Malaysia. Emergence, Perception, and Authority -- 3. The Rise in Piety and the Roots of State Co-optation of the Ulama -- 4. The Ulama Council of Indonesia (MUI) in the Post-New Order. A Capture in Progress -- 5. Malaysian Muftis and Official Ulama. The State Captured? -- 6. Conclusion. The Future of Official Ulama and State Capture -- Bibliography -- List of Interviews -- About the Author -- Index