ABSTRACT
Globalization, modernity and identity are fundamental issues in contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies. This collection of essays reflects the wide diversity that characterises contemporary Islamic Studies. The case studies cover regions stretching from China and Southeast Asia to diaspora communities in the Caribbean and Tajikistan. There is significant participation of intellectual voices from all areas concerned, providing a real contribution to the academic exchange between the Muslim and the Euro-American worlds.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|97 pages
Globalization
chapter 2|20 pages
Globalization of Indonesian Muslim Discourse
Contemporary Religio-Intellectual Connections Between Indonesia and the Middle East
chapter 3|19 pages
The Indonesian Archipelago from 1913 to 2013
Celebrations and Dress Codes Between International, Local, and Islamic Culture
part Two|114 pages
Modernization
part Three|137 pages
Identity
chapter 11|8 pages
The Mullā and the State
Dynamics of Islamic Religious Scholars and Their Institutions in Contemporary Pakistan1
chapter 14|17 pages
The Institut Agama Islam Negeri at the Crossroads
Some Notes on the Indonesian State Institutes for Islamic Studies1
chapter 15|16 pages
The Interaction of Religion and State in Indonesia
The Case of the Islamic Courts
chapter 16|12 pages
The ‘Ulamā’, the Government, and Society in Modern Indonesia
The Indonesian Council of ‘Ulamā’ Revisited
chapter 17|24 pages
Contemporary South-East Asian Muslim Intellectuals
An Examination of the Sources for Their Concepts and Intellectual Constructs
chapter 18|9 pages
Between Ummah and Home Country
The Indian Transnational Muslim Diaspora in the Caribbean Countries