Alternative voices in Muslim Southeast Asia : discourses and struggles / edited by Norshahril Saat, Azhar Ibrahim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saat, Norshahril, editor.

Ibrahim, Azhar, editor.

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic modernism--Southeast Asia.

Islamic modernism.

Islam--Southeast Asia.

Islam.

Islamic renewal--Southeast Asia.

Islamic renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

According to some observers, Southeast Asian Islam is undergoing a conservative turn. This means voices that champion humanist, progressive or moderate ideas are located on the fringes of society. Is this assessment accurate for a region that used to be known for promoting the "smiling face of Islam"? Alternative Voices in Muslim Southeast Asia examines the challenges facing progressive voices in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore today. It examines their discourses, which delve into how multiculturalism and secularism are the way forward for the diverse societies of these three countries. Moreover, it analyses the avenues employed by these voices in articulating their views amidst the dominance of state and quasi-state religious officials who seek to restrict and discipline them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

About the Contributors

1. The Politics of Islamic Discourse in Malaysia

2. Civil Society–State Engagements on Religion in Malaysia

3. Religious Orientations in Contemporary Indonesia

4. Inhibited Reformist Voices: The Challenge of Developing Critical Islamic Discourse in Singapore

5. Religious Resurgence amongst the Malays and Its Impact: The Case of Singapore

6. The Trials of the Progressive: Malay Literary and Cultural Expressions in Singapore

7. The Meaning and Objectives of Progressive Is

8. Mainstreaming Alternative Islamic Voices in Malaysia

9. Democracy and the “Conservative Turn” in Indonesia

10. Sunni-Shia Reconciliation in Malaysia

11. Contemporary Human Rights Issues in Indonesia

12. Ahmadiyah and Islamic Revivalism in Twentieth-Century Java, Indonesia: A Neglected Contribution

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2020).

ISBN:

981-4843-81-4

OCLC:

1143833360