Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia
Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia examines the rise of young preachers of Arab descent (habaib) and their sermon groups in the region and shows how Islam and politics coexist, flourish, interlace, and strive in Indonesia in complex, pragmatic, and mutually beneficial relationships.
The book argues that the emergence of Arab preachers in the late 1990s, when traditional forms of Islamic autho...
Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia examines the rise of young preachers of Arab descent (habaib) and their sermon groups in the region and shows how Islam and politics coexist, flourish, interlace, and strive in Indonesia in complex, pragmatic, and mutually beneficial relationships.
The book argues that the emergence of Arab preachers in the late 1990s, when traditional forms of Islamic autho...
