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
Citation
SETIJADI, Charlotte.(2018). Book review: Becoming better Muslims: Religious authority and ethical improvement in Aceh, Indonesia (by David Kloos) & Chinese ways of being Muslim: Negotiating ethnicity and religiosity in Indonesia (by Hew Wai Weng). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 40(3), 545-548.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2718
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1355/cs40-3n