Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia

by Robert W. Hefner

Book Overview

Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond.

Democratic in the early 1950s and with rich precedents for tolerance and civility, Indonesia succumbed to violence. In 1965, Muslim...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691050473
• ISBN13: 9780691050478
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"