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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saleh, Fauzan.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 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.

Islam and state--Indonesia.

Islam and state.

Islamic renewal--Indonesia.

Islamic renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work traces the development of 20th century Islamic theological discourse in Indonesia, focussing on how modernist Muslims have constructed their theological thought during this period, which, in turn, reflects their religious understanding in response to the particular demands of their age

Contents:

Table of Contents; Notes on Transliteration; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I. Islam in Indonesia Prior to the Advance of the Reform Movement; Chapter II. Redefining Islamic Orthodoxy in the Indonesian Context; Chapter III. Reconstructing a Theological Discourse: The Reformist Attempts to Sustain Orthodox Beliefs; Chapter IV. The Current Islamic Theological Discourse: Mu'tazilism and Neo-Modernism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-280-46496-8

9786610464968

1-4175-4566-6

90-474-0113-1

OCLC:

271793116