Islam in the era of globalization : Muslim attitudes towards modernity and identity / / edited by Johan Meuleman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457688403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-135-78829-4; 1-280-22454-1; 9786610224548; 0-203-98886-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MeulemanJohan H
• Disciplina: 297/.09/0511
• Soggetti: Islam - 20th century; Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam; Islam and state - Islamic countries; Islamic renewal - Islamic countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: A selection of papers presented at the First International Conference on Islam and the 21st Century held in 1996 at Leiden University, the Netherlands, organized by the Indonesian-Netherlands Cooperation in Islamic Studies (INIS).; Originally published: Jakarta : INIS, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-390) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on References; The Contributors; Introduction; 1. South-East Asian Islam and the Globalization Process; 2. Globalization of Indonesian Muslim Discourse; 3. The Indonesian Archipelago from 1913 to 2013; 4. Islam in Brunei Darussalam and Global Islam; 5. Fatwas as a Unifying Factor in Indonesian History; 6. Modernity and the Disenchantment of Life; 7. Pakistan; 8. Muslim Feminists in Western Academia; 9. Is Islam a Help or Hindrance to Women's Development?; 10. Muslim Views on Population; 11. The Mulla and the State; 12. Religious Identity and Mass Education113. Seeking Knowledge unto China; 14. The Institut Agama Islam Negeri at the Crossroads; 15. The Interaction of Religion and State in Indonesia; 16. The 'Ulama', the ; Government, and Society in Modern Indonesia; 17. Contemporary South-East Asian Muslim Intellectuals; 18. Between Ummah and Home Country; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Globalization, modernity and identity are fundamental issues in contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies. This collection of essays reflects the wide diversity that characterises contemporary Islamic Studies. The case studies cover regions stretching from China and Southeast Asia to diaspora communities in the Caribbean and Tajikistan. There is significant participation of intellectual voices from all areas concerned, providing a real contribution to the academic exchange between the Muslim and the Euro-American worlds.