What does it mean to be a modern Muslim today? In contemporary discourse Islam and modernity are often presented as each other s opposites in media and popular culture. Southeast Asia has a large Muslim population, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, but Islamic culture in these states is conspicuously absent from the wider global discourse on Islam. With a focus on popular culture in Indonesia a country that houses the world s largest Muslim population and that is also undergoing modernisation Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia will demonstrate how Islamic modernities are...

What does it mean to be a modern Muslim today? In contemporary discourse Islam and modernity are often presented as each other's opposites in media and popular culture. Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia will demonstrate how new Islamic modernities are being negotiated and constructed through popular and visual culture. With a focus on Indonesia a country that houses the world's largest Muslim population that is also undergoing rapid modernization the book explores what it means to be both modern and Muslim. Southeast Asia has a large Muslim population, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia...