Description: Review"This well-written, deeply erudite history by Princeton historian Laffan, a prominent scholar of Islam in Southeast Asia, explores the development of Islamic learning in the islands of what is now Indonesia as well as how the faith came to be understood and explained by Dutch scholars during the colonial period. As such, the book offers a compelling parallel history of Indonesia, setting up an engaging new narrative separate from the one most commonly presented, wherein the imposition of colonial rule and later emergence of nationalist consciousness follows a more secular path. . . . The analysis of this intellectual life, along with the thorough understanding of local religious authorities' deeply felt faith, offers a new vision of Indonesian lives under colonial rule." ― Choice"With its meticulous scholarship and its wealth of insights into European and Indonesian Muslim understandin…condition info: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have light markings on pages.
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EAN: 9780691162164
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Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Michael Laffan
Publication Name: Makings of Indonesian Islam : Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
