Over the years, this program has produced an impressive array of graduates, many of them from the region, whose theses document the variety and vitality of islam in southeast asia. It includes three majority muslim states brunei, indonesia, and malaysia, four with significant minorities burmamyanmar, the philippines, singapore, and thailand, and a small and declining. Southeast asia is the home of more than 220 million muslims and includes the worlds most populated muslim state and its largest democracy, indonesia. Islam in southeast asia islamic studies oxford bibliographies. Liows work is quite ambitious in that it tries to overcome the excessive focus of area studies on parochial details. Neither its arrival nor its development there was spectacular, and the local languages that were to be adopted by muslim communities did not become vehicles for works of universal and commanding stature as had arabic, persian, turkish, and some of the.
View islam in the southeast asia research papers on academia. Messages from southeast asia, held on 57 november 1999 in japan, sponsored by the sasakawa peace foundation. Southeast asia is the home of more than 220 million muslims and includes the worlds most. Islam is the most widely practised religion in southeast asia, numbering approximately 242 million adherents which translate to about 42% of the entire population, with majorities in brunei, indonesia and malaysia as well pattani in thailand and parts of mindanao in the philippines respectively. Often called the muslim archipelago, southeast asia is home to more than 240 million muslims about 42 percent of southeast asians, and about 25 percent of the worlds 1. While most of the regions muslims are sunni and fairly orthodox, the islamic faith as practised in the region has historically been a syncretic blend of islam. Educators thus can use both written and visual material to foster interest in and knowledge of islam in southeast asia. In brunei, indonesia, and malaysia, muslims dominate the entire population while there are also sizeable minority populations in the philippines, singapore, and thailand. How and why islam spread in southeast asia profolus. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. This title focuses on the historical, cultural, sociological, theological, and. Islam in southeast asia cambridge university press. May 07, 2020 this book focuses on these forms and the accompanying practices of production, circulation, marketing, and consumption of islam.
The spread of islam outside of the arabian peninsula and. Home browse books book details, islam in southeast asia. Southeast asia is in some respects a forgotten world of islam, for much the same reasons as its counterparts in west and east africa. Negotiating modernity is a compilation of eight articles that offers new insights on the dynamic developments which have taken place within muslim society in malaysia, indonesia and singapore. Although archeological remnants, such as tombs, exist from earlier periods, islam only becomes more obviously prevalent in southeast asia after the th century, when it becomes an integral factor in the emergence of new kingdoms or sultanates founded along the. Dispelling the notion that islam is monolithic, militaristic, and primarily middle eastern, the book emphasizes its dynamic, contested, and performative nature in contemporary south east asia. Mediating islam cosmopolitan journalisms in muslim southeast asia. Islam in an era of nationstates examines the history, politics, and meanings of this resurgence in indonesia, malaysia, and the philippines and explores its implications for southeast asia, the larger muslim world, and the west. A leading specialist in southeast asian security issues and militant islam, he is the author of uncivil islam. It is a rather ambitious undertaking a retelling of the odyssey set as an al qaeda terrorist story that takes place partly in indonesia. This is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand the concerns, language and objectives of the main muslim groups in southeast asia more. May 22, 2006 the book looks at the ideological and doctrinal content of islam in southeast asia in all its facets, while also exploring the motivations underlying different interpretations and viewpoints. The spread of islam eastward into south and southeast asia was one of the most significant cultural shifts in world history.
The islamic community in southeast asia is widely regarded as one of the most moderate and tolerant in the muslim world. Drawing from detailed case studies across the middle east and southeast asia, the book engages with broader theoretical questions about political change in the context of socioeconomic transformations and presents an innovative, comparative framework to shed new light on the diverse trajectories of islamic politics in the modern world. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This title focuses on the historical, cultural, sociological, theological, and read more. Read the fulltext online edition of islam in southeast asia.
This book is best used as a primer for that era of what i call southeast asian middle history, that is, the period after ancient history best covered by coedes, keyes, and others and before the more or less modern histories of southeast asia after the arrival of islam and southeast asias relative opening to the rest of the world. Compiled and edited by greg fealy and virginia hooker. The time frame for conversion to islam in southeast asia is also uncertain. The book is available in softcover, spiral bound form, and includes a cd with full text, color images, and maps. Ellen islamic philosophy in southeast asia john bousfield islam and literature in southeast asia. Zachary abuza is a professor of political science at simmons college. The contributions to this book are all valuable in their own ways. The movement of islam into the countries around the south china sea started over a thousand years ago and continues to this day.
Political, social and strategic challenges for the 21st century 2005. Noor, alexander horstmann, dietrich reetz, ali riaz, animesh roul, noorhaidi hasan, ahmad fauzi abdul hamid, rommel c. It includes abstracts, bibliographies, and chapters from books. Islam began in asia in the 7th century during the lifetime of muhammad. As it expanded into these regions, islam was received by cultures vastly different from those in the middle east, incorporating them into a diverse global community that stretched from india to the philippines. My book is a longterm project with no projected publication date as yet. Islam has been a significant factor in this region for at least seven centuries, yet in a longer and larger global geostrategic perspective, southeast asia comprises a uniquely varied and extensive range of ethnic, historical, economic, cultural, and psychological dimensions beyond that of any other single area of the world. While in indonesia, the philippines, singapore and malaysia the culture is a mix of indigenous austronesian, indian, islamic, western, and chinese cultures. Asia is home of 65 percent of the worlds muslims, and indonesia, in southeast, is the worlds most populous muslim country. However, the extraordinary breadth of practices and views across the muslim world is not widely understood outside the region, often because of the difficulty of locating and putting in context the material produced by muslims themselves. Part i outlines islamic doctrine and traces the history and growth of islamic economic institutions in the region. Most of those who brought islamic stories and tales into southeast asia were sailors, traders, holy men, and adventurers who found the religion easy to transport since it. This is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand the concerns, language and objectives of the main muslim groups in southeast asia.
Since much of this original research has not been readily available to the. The authors of the chapters academics and researchers with proven prowess in their respective fields present articles that offer in depth explanations of t. The premier challenge to the purity of islam in medieval south asia had neither been from the court nor from the maratha raids, but from the rural converts, who were ignorant of islamic requirements, and from the insidious influence of hinduism in their lives. The book juxtaposes both colonial and postcolonial sites to show the changes and the patterns of the encounters between islam and feminism within the global and local nexus. Neither its arrival nor its development there was spectacular, and the languages of the local muslim communities did not become vehicles for works of universal and commanding stature as had arabic, persian, turkish, and some of.
Islam in southeast asia southeast asia background series. Tan ta sens book on cheng ho and islam in southeast asia is not the first one on the subject, but it is the first book that puts cheng hos voyages in the larger context of culture contact in china and beyond. Book description the islamic community in southeast asia is widely regarded as one of the most moderate and tolerant in the muslim world. Project muse transnational islam in south and southeast asia. High to low az za oldest to newest newest to oldest best selling defending the majesty of islam. This book through translated texts represents the rich heritage of more than 200 million muslims in southeast asia, who speak a number of different languages, and have diverse cultures and practices. This volume will be of interest to students of islam, southeast asian history, and the anthropology of religion. Milner social theory, ethnography and the understanding of practical islam in southeast asia roy f. Asian studies southeast asia, film and media studies, history. Jun 28, 2018 there are about 240 million muslims in southeast asia. This makes islam as the most dominant religion in the region. Islam in the southeast asia research papers academia. The entire special section about islam in asia in this issue would be useful for educators, and the thrice yearly publication itself is an invaluable resource for teaching and learning about asia. Significant minorities are located in the other southeast asian states.
This essay looks at the spread of islam into southeast asia and how religious belief and expression fit with extant and modern polictical and economic infrastructures. Part i outlines islamic doctrine and traces the history and growth of. This book theorizes a philosophical framework for educational policy and. The muslim communities of southeast asia are diverse, complex and increasingly influential in the broader islamic world. Islam is a major religion in southeast asia, with indonesian muslims comprising the largest muslim population in the world. Asia is home to the largest muslim population, with west asia, central asia, south asia and southeast asia being particularly important regions. The book looks at the ideological and doctrinal content of islam in southeast asia in all its facets, while also exploring the motivations underlying different interpretations and viewpoints. It concentrates on theoretical, methodological, empirical, religious, spiritual, and critical studies of islam, including mundane praxes and lived islam. Most southeast asian muslims are sunni, and follow the shafii school of muslim jurisprudence.
Muslims, politics and violence in indonesia and militant islam in southeast asia. John postills book 2011 is one of the few exceptions here, providing a finegrained ethnography of suburban life in subang jaya and depicting. Teaching islam in southeast asia, in education about asia, vol. One of the overarching themes of the book is the fact that southeast asias narratives of islam drew much from rich and varied religious and cultural traditions, including indigenous ones. The volume is the first comprehensive compilation of texts on gender constructions, normative gender orders and their religious legitimizations, as well as current gender policies in islamic southeast asia, which besides the islamic core countries of malaysia and indonesia also comprises southern thailand and mindanao the philippines. This general survey of islam in southeast asia is intended to inform, explain and update readers about the more significant aspects of islam in southeast asia. This general survey of islam in southeast asia is intended to inform, explain and update readers about the more significant aspects of islam. Events and developments since 11 september 2001 have added greater attention to islam and its adherents in this part of the world. I acquired this book, militant islam in southeast asia, in order to do some background research for a novel i am writing. The background and contextual references are this books strength as they help the reader appreciate the complex and diverse attitudes of southeast asian muslims. The series publishes academic and policy research on historical and contemporary muslim communities, both in the region and in the diaspora, and on all aspects of islam in southeast asia. In part ii, politics, governance, civil society and gender issues are examined in the context of southeast asian islam.
Islam and civil society in southeast asia, 2001 online. In islam translated, ronit ricci uses the book of one. Sharon siddique, southeast asian journal of sociel science, 1984. This website contains the full contents of the printed book.
While most of the regions muslims are sunni and fairly orthodox, the islamic faith as practised in the region has historically been a syncretic blend of islam, hinduism, buddhism, and folk religions. Islamic influence on southeast asian visual arts, literature. This book looks at islam and its strategic implications for southeast asia. This book focuses on developments among women scholars from the pesantren tradition working to develop progressive islamic religious responses to contemporary gender issues. Islamic extremism in southeast asia has moved beyond a matter of local concern to one of global significance as the events of the past decade have so clearly demonstrated.
Voices of islam in southeast asia by greg fealy, 9789812303684, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. About the book islam in the malay world of southeast asia or islam nusantara, as it has come to be known, had for a long time been seen as representing the more spiritual and sufi dimension of islam, thereby striking a balance between the exoteric and the esoteric. Islam in southeast asia institute for south asia studies. Islamic extremism in southeast asia has moved beyond a ma. Selected papers from a 2015 workshop entitled islamic developments in southeast asia jointly organized by iseasyusof ishak institute and konradadenauerstiftung kas. Islam in southeast asia nassef manabilang adiong springer.
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