Modern trends in Islamic theological discourse in 20th century Indonesia : a critical survey / by Fauzan Saleh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saleh, Fauzan.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia 1385-3376 ; v. 79.

Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Indonesia--History--20th century.

Islam.

Indonesia.

History.

Islam and state--Indonesia.

Islam and state.

Islamic renewal--Indonesia.

Islamic renewal.

Physical Description:

xvi, 343 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Contents:

Chapter I. Islam in Indonesia Prior to the Advance of the Reform Movement 17

B. The Attitude toward "Pure" Islamic Religious Belief and Practice 24

C. The Dutch Authorities and the Spread of Islam 29

Chapter II. Redefining Islamic Orthodoxy in the Indonesian Context 46

A. Islamic Orthodoxy: An Overview 46

B. Sunnism as Orthodox Islam 61

C. Orthodox Islam in Indonesia: Attachment to Sunnism 67

D. The Muhammadiyah and the Ahl al-Sunnah 75

E. NU and Muhammadiyah: Some Mutual Criticisms 85

F. The Ahl al-Sunnah: Another Perspective 91

G. Islamic Orthodoxy in Indonesia: Santri versus Abangan 96

Chapter III. Reconstructing a Theological Discourse: The Reformist Attempts to Sustain Orthodox Beliefs 105

A. The Pillars of Belief in the Muhammadiyah 109

B. K.H. Mas Mansoer: Purifying Muslims' Belief 120

C. Persatuan Islam: The Fundamental Beliefs 136

D. The Belief in al-Qada' and al-Qadar: A New Development 154

E. The Social Dimension of Tawhid: A Further Development 175

Chapter IV. The Current Islamic Theological Discourse: Mu`tazilism and Neo-Modernism 196

A. Harun Nasution: Toward Islamic Rationalism 197

1. Nasution's Academic Stature and Theological Approach 200

2. Nasution's Presentation of Mu`tazilism 208

3. Mu`in and Hanafi on Mu`tazilism 218

B. Nurcholish Madjid: Cultural Islam 240

1. His Cultural and Scholarly Background 240

2. To Put Islam in an Agreeable Position 248

3. Indonesian Islam and the Idea of Egalitarianism and Pluralism 256

4. Islamic Pluralism and Modern Life 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [310]-331) and index.

ISBN:

9004123059

OCLC:

50387022