Islam and colonialism : becoming modern in Indonesia and Malaya / Muhamad Ali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ali, Muhamad, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Malaysia--History--20th century.

Islam.

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

History.

Indonesia.

Islam--Relations.

Relations.

Islam and secularism.

Interfaith relations.

Malaysia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 335 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Focusing on Indonesia and Malaysia, this book looks at how European colonial and Islamic modernising powers operated in the common and parallel domains of government and politics, law and education in the first half of the twentieth century. It shows that colonialisation was able to co-exist with Islamisation, arguing that Islamic movements were not necessarily antithetical to modernisation, and that Western modernity was not always anathema to Islamic and local custom. Rather, in distinguishing religious from worldly affairs, they were able to adopt and adapt modern ideas and practices that were useful or relevant while maintaining the Islamic faith and ritual that they believed to be essential. In developing an understanding of the common ways in which Islam was defined and treated in Indonesia and Malaysia, we can gain a new insight to Muslim politics and culture in Southeast Asia. Key Features, Shows how Asian Muslims and European Christians developed modern approaches to politics, law and education which formed the basis for governance and civil society in the independent nations of Indonesia and Malaysia, Adds to a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between Islam and the West, Demonstrates that colonial-Islamic relations were less confrontational, both conceptually and institutionally, than has been previously believed, Use comparative history to emphasise common and parallel features between diverse forces for change. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Making Islam Modern

I Organising Da'wah and Spreading Reform 35

II Colonising the Muslim East and Reinforcing Culture 74

Part II Modernising Politics and Government

III Building Siyasah and Reforming Sultanate 107

IV Controlling Politics and Bureaucratising Religion 137

Part III Modernising Law

V Integrating Shari'ah, Adat and European Laws 165

VI Formalising Legal Plurality 193

Part IV Modernising Education

VII Teaching Agama and the Secular 223

VIII Secularising Education 256.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781474409209

1474409202

OCLC:

932593921