The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past

by Michael Laffan

Book Overview

Indonesian 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691162166
• ISBN13: 9780691162164
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"