INDONESIAN ISLAM IN A NEW ERA. How Women Negotiate their Muslim Identities. by BLACKBURN, Susan; SMITH, Bianca J.; SYAMISIYATUN, Siti

Monash Asia Institute, 2008-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Victoria.: Monash University Press.. 2008.. xii + 212pp, bibliography, glossary, a very good paperback copy. "Indonesian Islam in a New Era examines the religious practices and identities of Indonesian Muslim women in the post-Suharto era. After 1998 Indonesian Islam changed socially and nationally as society underwent sweeping alterations. Based on new empirical research by sociologists, political scientists, and anthropologists from Indonesia and Australia, the book underscores the negotiations Muslims women have made in arenas such as schools, organisations, popular culture and village life. Indonesian Muslim women contribute to the changing face of Islam's plurality not only through practice but also through the intellectual feminist movement that continues to gain strength amidst ongoing socio-cultural change. Whereas theology has until recently dominated studies of women and Islam in Indonesia, this book breaks new ground by examining from social science perspectives how Indonesian women… Read More