{"product_id":"the-makings-of-indonesian-islam-orientalism-and-the-narration-of-a-sufi-past-paperback","title":"The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Laffan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndonesian Islam is often portrayed as being intrinsically moderate by virtue of the role that mystical Sufism played in shaping its traditions. According to Western observers--from Dutch colonial administrators and orientalist scholars to modern anthropologists such as the late Clifford Geertz--Indonesia's peaceful interpretation of Islam has been perpetually under threat from outside by more violent, intolerant Islamic traditions that were originally imposed by conquering Arab armies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Makings of Indonesian Islam\u003c\/i\u003e challenges this widely accepted narrative, offering a more balanced assessment of the intellectual and cultural history of the most populous Muslim nation on Earth. Michael Laffan traces how the popular image of Indonesian Islam was shaped by encounters between colonial Dutch scholars and reformist Islamic thinkers. He shows how Dutch religious preoccupations sometimes echoed Muslim concerns about the relationship between faith and the state, and how Dutch-Islamic discourse throughout the long centuries of European colonialism helped give rise to Indonesia's distinctive national and religious culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Makings of Indonesian Islam\u003c\/i\u003e presents Islamic and colonial history as an integrated whole, revealing the ways our understanding of Indonesian Islam, both past and present, came to be.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a major contribution to our understanding of Indonesian Islam. Laffan's methodical and exhaustive research provides us with a well of information and insights that will be mined by scholars and students for years to come. \u003ci\u003eThe Makings of Indonesian Islam\u003c\/i\u003e establishes a new benchmark for scholarship on the subject.\"\u003cb\u003e--Barbara Watson Andaya, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA History of Malaysia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Makings of Indonesian Islam is the best available overview of Islam in the Netherlands East Indies. Laffan offers an original and exciting way of studying the subject.\"\u003cb\u003e--Nico Kaptein, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTranscending Borders: Arabs, Politics, Trade, and Islam in Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Laffan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIslamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: The Umma Below the Winds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452220752050,"sku":"9780691162164","price":58.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e6d00c024fd9b11509ef4fec8634157e.webp?v=1778811131","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-makings-of-indonesian-islam-orientalism-and-the-narration-of-a-sufi-past-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}