Islam and the State in Indonesia
Review
"Islam and the State in Indonesia is an authoritative and thoughtful contribution on Indonesian Islamic politics" (Inside Indonesia).
"[the author] concludes that the 'majority of Muslims (politicians) ... accept the significance of sharia and are obliged to implement Islamic teachings in all aspects of life. Yet they differ greatly with regard to how sharia is to be understood, interpreted, and implemented. They do not believe that Islamic sharia should be adopted in its entirety and serve as the positive law of the land. Instead, they share the idea that certain elements of Islamic sharia can be formulated into legally binding law'. But this model of restricted Shariah application was a legacy of the Dutch colonial period, so the question still facing Indonesia, therefore, is how to apply Shariah in its entirety. All in all, Effendy's book is worth reading" (The Muslim World Book Review).
About the publication
Co-publication: ISEAS / Ohio University Press
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies / Ohio University Press
Contents
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Islam and the State in Indonesia
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789812305084] -
Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction: The Problem of Political Relationship between Islam and the State
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2. Explaining the Uneasy Relationship: Political Antagonism between Islam and the State in Indonesia
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3. Emergence ofthe New Islamic Intellectualism: Three Schools of Thought
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4. Implications of the New Islamic Intellectualism: Ideas and Practices
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5. Beyond Parties and Parliament: Reassessing the Political Approach of Islam
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6. Reducing Hostility: The Accommodative Responses of the State
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7. Conclusion: Towards an Integrated Political Relationship between Islam and the State
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8. Political Islam in Post-Soeharto Indonesia: A Postscript
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Bibliography
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Index and About the Author
