Publication Type
Book Review
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
12-2018
Abstract
Indonesian Islam has earned something of a bad reputation in recent times. Amid reports of rising intolerance against religious minorities, terrorism attacks, high-profile blasphemy cases and the growing political influence of hard-line Muslim groups, it is easy to take an alarmist stance and assume that Indonesia’s approximately 225 million Muslims are heading down the path of puritanism. Indeed, even seasoned analysts of Indonesia often forget that Indonesian Islam is heterogeneous, and that the everyday experiences of Muslims from different socio-cultural backgrounds are extremely diverse. This is why Hew Wai Weng’s and David Kloos’ respective books are much-needed additions to contemporary scholarship on Islam in Indonesia.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Race and Ethnicity | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Research Areas
Sociology
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/3609
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1355/cs40-3n
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