Varieties of Religious Authority: Changes and Challenges in 20th Century Indonesian Islam

by Azyumardi Azra (Editor), KeesVanDijk (Editor), NicoJ.G.Kaptein (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $44.38

  Examines the multi-facetted and multidimensional topic of religious authority. The topics dealt include the different and changing roles of the ulama; the rise and role of Muslim organizations; developments within Islamic education, such as the madrasa; and the spread of Salafi ideas in contemporary Indonesia.