Expressing Islam. Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia.
Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2008. Stock ID #180417 "As the forces of globalisation and modernisation buffet Islam and other world religions, Indonesia's 200 million Muslims are expressing their faith in ever more complex ways. When referring to this item please quote stockid 180417.
Map, charts, tables, colour photographic illustrations, xxii + 295pp, index, trifle browning fore edge, a very good paperback copy.
Celebrity television preachers, internet fatwa services, mass religious rallies in soccer stadiums, glossy jihadist magazines, Islamic medical treatments, alms giving via mobile phone and electronic sharia banking services are just some of the manifestations of a more consumer-oriented approach to Islam which interact with and sometimes replace other, more traditional expressions of the faith.
This book examines some of the myriad ways in which Islam is being expressed in contemporary Indonesian life and politics." (Publisher's description).
Price: $44.00 AU