Southeast Asian Muslims in the Era of Globalization [electronic resource] /
Miichi, K.editor.
Farouk, O.editor.
This volume investigates the appropriate position of Islam and opposing perceptions of Muslims in Southeast Asia. The contributors examine how Southeast Asian Muslims respond to globalization in their particular regional, national and local settings, and suggest global solutions for key local issues.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Globalization of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia; Introduction; Globalization and contemporary Southeast Asian Islam; Islamic education: Its concept and early history; Globalization of Islamic education in pre-colonial and colonial Southeast Asia; Globalization of Islamic education in post-colonial Southeast Asia: Comparing Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia; Concluding remarks; 3 Muslim Travellers in a Time of Globalization: Studying Islam in Cairo Among the Maranaos in the Philippines
IntroductionUlama in Maranao society; Studying abroad; Departure; Living in Cairo; Studying Islam; Returning home; Seeking knowledge in a time of globalization; Conclusion; 4 Ghazwul Fikri or Arabization? Indonesian Muslim Responses to Globalization; Globalization perceived as a threat: ghazwul fikri or Arabization?; Studying Islam in the West: The New Order and its favoured Muslim discourses; The New Order's subaltern Muslims: The DDII, campus Islam, the radical underground and their transnational connections; Arabization, ghazwul fikri and authenticity
Indonesian Muslims and the quest for authenticityMiddle East conflicts and their impact in Indonesia; Reformasi and after: The consolidation of new transnational Islamic movements; Local responses to globalizing Islam: Cultural resistance in Cirebon; Some final observations; 5 The Ulama Network as Conveyor of Islamic World Trends: Connecting Malaysian Politics to the Muslim Ummah Through the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS); Introduction: Trans-regional Islamic networks and the nationalization of Islamic activities in the twentieth century
Historical background of the ulama network in MalaysiaPan-Malay nationalism and the trans-regional Islamic network around the 1950s; To be an al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun type political party and establish ulama leadership: The ulama network connected with the Middle East; Conclusion: Internationalization and nationalization of Islamic activities after the 1990s; Appendix: Question wording; 6 Globalization: Issues, Challenges and Responses Among the Moros of the Southern Philippines; Introduction; Issues relevant to globalization; Challenges
Conclusions: Culture of resistance and pragmatic responses7 Democratization and 'Failure' of Islamic Parties in Indonesia; 'Failure' of Islamic political parties; Findings from the opinion survey; Conclusion: What kind of Islamization is going on in Indonesia?; Appendix: Question wording; 8 Globalization and Its Impact on the Muslim Minority in Cambodia; Introduction; The context; Background of the Muslims; The Jaheds; The traditionalists; The Reformists; The secularists; The Ahmadiyya; The return to visibility; Muslim civil society in Cambodia; Conclusion
9 The Peace Process in Mindanao and Its Global Dimension
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This volume investigates the appropriate position of Islam and opposing perceptions of Muslims in Southeast Asia. The contributors examine how Southeast Asian Muslims respond to globalization in their particular regional, national and local settings, and suggest global solutions for key local issues.
Islam.
Ethnology—Asia.
Economic development.
Asia—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Sociology.
Islam.
Asian Culture.
Development Studies.
Asian Politics.
Political Theory.
Sociology, general.