Southeast Asian Islam

ISBN-13: 9781032451695 / Twarda / 2024 / 224 str.

Opis

This book explores Muslim communities in Southeast Asia, the integration of Islamic culture with diverse ethnic cultures of the region and practice of cultural and religious coexistence in various realms.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. - Arrival, Adoption and Adaptation: Integrating Islam in Maritime Southeast Asia 2. Living Sunna: Scholars, Community Leaders, and the Integration of Islam in Java 3. Islamic Jurisprudence and adat in Southeast Asia 4. Integration of Islam into the Malay and Bugis-Makassar Kingdoms 5. Muslim women’s dress in Southeast Asia: Islamic law, fashion, and national identity 6. Muslim Cosmopolitanism in Southeast Asia: Market Places as Sites of Interaction and Integration 7. Cultural Adaptation and Integration: Islam in Southeast Asia 8. Pondok Education, Public Discourse, and Cultural Pluralism in Malaysia and Indonesia 9. The Islamic Art of Southeast Asia 10. The Mosques of Southeast Asia: A Narrative of Representation and Negotiation

O autorze

Abbas Panakkal is a historian currently affiliated with the School of History, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom. He is a member of the advisory board of the Religious Life and Belief Centre at the University of Surrey, UK. He is currently working on a research project focused on the diverse nature of the integration and indigenization of vernacular communities.

Nasr M Arif is Professor of Religion and Political Science at Cairo University and served as Professor of Islamic Studies and founding Executive Director of the Institute for Islamic World Studies at Zayed University, UAE.