The state, ulama and Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia:

The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions. The author argues that, while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, they sometim...

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Main Author: Saat, Norshahril 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2018
Series:Religion and society in Asia
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Summary:The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions. The author argues that, while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, they sometimes succeeded in ŸcapturingŒ the state by influencing policies in their favour. The author builds his argument on strong fieldwork data, especially interviews, and he engages in critical discussion of comparative politics paradigms and the concept of capture
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (254 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048532902
DOI:10.1017/9789048532902

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