Publication Type

Book Review

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2018

Abstract

Indonesian Islam has earnedsomething of a bad reputation in recent times. Amid reports of risingintolerance against religious minorities, terrorism attacks, high-profileblasphemy cases and the growing political influence of hard-line Muslim groups,it is easy to take an alarmist stance and assume that Indonesia’s approximately225 million Muslims are heading down the path of puritanism. Indeed, evenseasoned analysts of Indonesia often forget that Indonesian Islam isheterogeneous, and that the everyday experiences of Muslims from differentsocio-cultural backgrounds are extremely diverse. This is why Hew Wai Weng’sand David Kloos’ respective books are much-needed additions to contemporaryscholarship on Islam in Indonesia.

Keywords

Indonesia, Islam, piety, religion, Chinese, identity

Discipline

Asian Studies | Political Science

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

Contemporary Southeast Asia

Volume

40

Issue

3

First Page

545

Last Page

548

ISSN

0129-797X

ISBN

9788776942106; 9780691176642

Identifier

10.1355/cs40-3n

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1355/cs40-3n

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