Islam in Southeast Asia : : Negotiating Modernity / / Norshahril Saat.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS eBook Package 2018
• TeilnehmendeR: Saat, Norshahril,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"Islam in the Malay world of Southeast Asia or Islam Nusantara, as it has come to be known, had for a long time been seen as representing the more spiritual and Sufi dimension of Islam, thereby striking a balance between the exoteric and the esoteric. This image of 'the smiling face of Islam' has been disturbed during the last decades with increasing calls for the implementation of Shari'ah, conceived of in a narrow manner, intolerant discourse against non-Muslim communities, and hate speech against minority Muslims such as the Shi'ites. There has also been what some have referred to as the Salafization of Sunni Muslims in the region. The chapters of this volume are written by scholars and activists from the region who are very perceptive of such trends in Malay world Islam and promise to improve our understanding of developments that are sometimes difficult to grapple with." - Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore "Perceptions of Southeast Asian Islam are increasingly contested. On the one hand, much of the international community continues to laud the region's Muslims as among the most 'moderate' and 'inclusive' in the world. On the other hand, stories about creeping Wahhabism and escalating jihadist threats abound in media reporting, often accompanied by commentary that the nature of Southeast Asian Islam is becoming more radical, less tolerant and more 'Arabized'. In this volume, a range of Muslim scholars and activists from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore reflect upon developments in their communities and seek to bring greater nuance to our understanding of these complex religio-cultural and political changes. This book opens up authentic regional perspectives on Islam's contemporary role." - Assoc Professor Greg Fealy, Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- 1. INTRODUCTION / Saat, Norshahril -- Section I. Malaysia -- 2. Emergence of Progressive Islamism in Malaysia / Wan Jan, Wan Saiful -- 3. Competing Discourses Among Malaysian Muftis: Still a Case of Arabization? / Saat, Norshahril -- 4. The Riyal and Ringgit of Petro-Islam: Investing Salafism in Education / Musa, Mohd Faizal -- Section II. Indonesia -- 5. The Middle East Influence on the Contemporary Indonesian "Campus Islam" / Machmudi, Yon -- 6. Contemporary Middle Eastern Islamic Thought and its Transmission in Indonesia: A Critical Assessment / Ibrahim, Azhar -- 7. Plural Islam and Contestation of Religious Authority in Indonesia / Burhani, Ahmad Najib -- 8. Preachers-cum-Trainers: The Promoters of Market Islam in Urban Indonesia / Kailani, Najib -- Section III. Singapore -- 9. Shariah Revivalism in Singapore / Abdul Rahman, Noor Aisha -- Index