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

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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. Cover Copyright Contents Introduction: The Islamic Reformist Mosaic in Southeast Asia The Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia 1. Naquib Al-Attas: The Desecularist Conceptualizing Secularism and Secularization Western Civilization Versus Islamic Civilization Secular Deformations of Muslim Societies Conclusion 2. Osman Bakar: The Epistemologist Knowledge Crisis in the Modern World Dual Consilience Conclusion 3. Harun Nasution: The Rationalist Rethinking Revelation On Islamic Interpretative Traditions Muslim Theology Reconsidered Conclusion 4. Ahmad Ibrahim: The Legalist Historicizing the Shari'a Amplifying the Shari'a Harmonizing the Shari'a Conclusion 5. Kuntowijoyo: The Historicst History beyond Mythical, Ideological, Statist, and Elitist Histories Integralistic Knowledge History with a Prophetic Dimension Conclusion 6. Cesar Adib Majul: The Integrationist A Life with History Countering Problematic Imaginaries Adressing Historical Silences Conclusion 7. Zakiah Daradjat: The Moralist Psychological Transformations in the Muslim World and Indonesia Ilmu Jiwa Agama Diagnosing the Psycho-Moral Crises of Modern Muslims Islam as Therapy Conclusion Epilogue: Islamic Reformism and the Future of Islam Glossary Bibliography index