Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia: Muslim Intellectuals and the Making of Islamic Reformism

Southeast Asia is home to a large Muslim population and has produced reformers who have critiqued Islamic thought and proposed new lines of thinking to construct a better ummah. Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia explores the progressive and pluralistic nature of Islamic reform in the region, highlighting how influential Muslim intellectuals have given rise to an Islamic reformist mosaic. The book offers a fresh conceptualization of Islamic reform and is essential for understanding the challenges facing Islam and other religions in the modern world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 12 January 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Southeast Asia boasts one of the world's largest Muslim populations, and the region has also given rise to a cohort of reformers who have challenged the boundaries of Islamic thought and proposed innovative ideas to build a stronger ummah. Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia explores the progressive and diverse nature of Islamic reform in the region since the mid-twentieth century, a period that can be characterized as the age of networked Islam. This groundbreaking book offers a fresh perspective on the matter, showcasing how several influential Muslim intellectuals have contributed to the formation of an Islamic reformist mosaic in Southeast Asia. These shapers of Islam represent various strands of reformist thinking, creating a unified and coherent framework that distinguishes itself from the ultra-traditionalist and ultra-secularist leanings. This captivating study is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the challenges facing Islam and other religions in the modern world.

Southeast Asia is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world today. The region has also produced a cohort of reformers who have critiqued the limits of Islamic thought and propounded new lines of thinking with an eye toward constructing a better ummah.

Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia captures the progressive and pluralistic nature of Islamic reform in Southeast Asia from the mid-twentieth century onward, a period that can now be regarded as the age of networked Islam.

Offering a fresh conceptualization, the book shows how several influential Muslim intellectuals have given rise to an Islamic reformist mosaic in Southeast Asia. Representing different strands of reformist thinking, these shapers of Islam have constructed a unified and coherent frame of thought that distinguishes itself from the ultra-traditionalist and ultra-secularist leanings.

This fascinating study is indispensable to anyone interested in understanding the challenges facing Islam and other religions in the modern world.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197514412