Understanding Islam in Indonesia: Politics and Diversity

by Robert Pringle

There are more Muslims in Indonesia than in any other country, but most people outside the region know little about the nation, much less about the practice of Islam among its diverse peoples or the religion's influence on the politics of the republic. In this illuminating publication, Robert Pringle explains the advent of Islam in Indonesia, its development, and especially its contemporary circumstances. The author's incisive writing provides the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824834151
• ISBN13: 9780824834159
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"