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Islam in indonesia : Contrasting Images and Interpretations

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In recent years, the way Islam manifests itself in Indonesia has changed. As elsewhere in the Muslim world, there is stricter adherence to Islam, and fundamentalism has gained strength. An increasing number of Indonesian Muslims are observing the tenets of their religion more faithfully. More people fulfil thehajj, one of the basic pillars of Islam, and an increasing number of women wear a headscarf, sometimes a very fashionable one. These women include members of a segment of society that used to be considered the embodiment of secularism and syncretism, known in Indonesia as theabangan.
Writing or speaking about ‘Indonesian Islam’ or ‘Islam in Indonesia’, we encounter a problem. The phrase is somewhat ambiguous. How are we to understand the combination of these words? At first glance, the meaning of the phrase seems obvious, referring as it does to Islam as it manifests itself in Indonesian society. In the realm of religion – its institutions, theological and intellectual discussions and day-to-day practices – its meaning appears to be straightforward; though there remains a recurrent discussion, which can flare up at almost any moment, about whether some of the practices followed or ideas expressed are Islamic or not.

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KP XV BUR i

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Amsterdam : Amsterdam university press., 2013

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279 hlm. : 30 hlm.

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English

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978-908-964-4237

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KP XV

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Islam
Indonesia
Indonesia--islam

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