The new santri: challenges to traditional religious authority in Indonesia

"This book discusses and analyses the construction, contestation, pluralization, fragmentation, and segmentation of religious authority in Indonesian Islam. How this authority was traditionally constructed and now re-constructed? Which religious groups currently have strong influence in Indones...

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Contributors: Saat, Norshahril 1983- (Editor) ; Burhani, Ahmad Najib 1976- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2020
In:Year: 2020
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Indonesia / Islam / Authority
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Islamic preaching (Indonesia)
B Islam (Indonesia) 21st century
B Authority Religious aspects Islam
B Islamic Religious Education (Indonesia)
B Islamic renewal (Indonesia)
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Summary:"This book discusses and analyses the construction, contestation, pluralization, fragmentation, and segmentation of religious authority in Indonesian Islam. How this authority was traditionally constructed and now re-constructed? Which religious groups currently have strong influence in Indonesia? Who are the new actors who can shape the public discourse? How do these actors apply new media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? These are some of the questions, among others, addressed in this book."--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9814881473