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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813132303321

Autore

Rumadi <1970->

Titolo

Islamic post-traditionalism in Indonesia / / Rumadi ; with a foreword by Abdurrahman Wahid ; translated by Rebecca Lunnon [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2015

ISBN

981-4620-66-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

297.65

Soggetti

Islam - Indonesia - Societies, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 NU INTELLECTUALISM: FOUNDATIONS -- 3 NU AND THE ISLAMIC POSTTRADITIONALIST DISCOURSE -- 4 ISLAMIC POST-TRADITIONALISM AND THE FUTURE OF NU INTELLECTUALISM -- 5 CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

<I>Islamic Post-Traditionalism in Indonesia</I> offers a unique assessment of the development of the phenomenon of Islamic post-traditionalism using Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest mass Islamic organization in Indonesia (and the world) as a case study. Post-traditionalism is a term now widely used to describe the often controversial attempts by progressive reformers to reify and legitimize modern intellectual notions, often from non-Islamic sources, by using reference to terminology and ideas drawn from Islamic tradition. This book discusses the discourse of post-traditionalist thought within Islamic thought more widely, before turning to examine the emergence of new currents of progressive thought within NU in Indonesia and the factors that influence that. In particular, the book explores the sometimes fiery struggle between liberal and conservative thought in NU; and the position of post-traditionalist thought in the wider development of intellectualism in Indonesia. It covers in detail new religious discourses that are being developed and offers important insights into the implications and future for post- traditionalist thought among Muslims. The highly influential Indonesian version of this book



was originally published as <I>Post Traditionalisme Islam: Wacana Intelektualisme dalam Komunitas NU<I/> by the Fahmina Institute, Indonesia, 2008.