Islam in Indonesia: Modernism, Radicalism, and the Middle East Dimension
By Giora Eliraz.
Description
Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim cmmunity in the world. Much of the media attention given to manifestations of radical Islam in Indonesia after 9/11 and the Bali bombings of October 2002 have been limited to current affairs. This book provides a broader perspective about contemporary Islam in Indonesia through discussing two outstanding streams of thought and movements – Islamic modernism and radical Islamic fundamentalism. These two different, multifaceted phenomena clearly illustrate the significant contemporary influence of the Middle East on the Indonesia archipelago, in an...
ISBN(s)
1845190408, 9781845190408
