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The state, ulama and Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia / Norshahril Saat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norshahril Saat, author.
- Series:
- Religion and society in Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Majelis Ulama Indonesia.
- Islam--Malaysia--20th century.
- Islam.
- Islam--Indonesia--20th century.
- Ulama--Malaysia.
- Ulama.
- Ulama--Indonesia.
- History.
- Malaysia--History--20th century.
- Malaysia.
- Indonesia--History--1966-1998.
- Indonesia.
- Physical Description:
- 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2018]
- Summary:
- The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions. The author argues that, while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, they sometimes succeeded in capturing the state by influencing policies in their favour. The author builds his argument on strong fieldwork data, especially interviews, and he engages in critical discussion of comparative politics paradigms and the concept of capture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography (pages 227-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789462982932
- 9462982937
- OCLC:
- 1019658925
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