TY - JOUR
AU - VanderLippe, John
AB - 482 bo o k re vi ews of public Islam in the post-Suharto era—is regrettable. There are also only passing references to Muslim intellectuals’ debates over democracy and constitutionalism. Emphasizing as it does new cultural currents, the volume also devotes less attention to established institutions and organizations, including Islamic education (one of Muslim Indonesia’s great success stories) and trends within the country’s two massive Islamic welfare organizations, the Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama. In a Muslim-majority country as vast and fast-changing as Indonesia, however, no volume can cover everything. This book succeeds impressively at what it sets out to do: highlight the varied forms of piety and cultural politics in contemporary Indonesia. Well-edited and vividly written, this volume deserves to be read by all those curious about Indonesian Islam in the post-Suharto period. Robert W. Hefner Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University E-mail: rhefner@bu.edu doi:10.1093/jis/etq058 Russia, America and the Islamic World By Mike Bowker (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2007), 193 pp., bibliography, index, tables. Price HB £55.00. EAN 978–0754671992. There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment, and expose the pretensions of tyrants, and reward the hopes of the decent 
TI - Russia, America and the Islamic WorldBy Mike Bowker
JF - Journal of Islamic Studies
DO - 10.1093/jis/etq053
DA - 2010-09-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/russia-america-and-the-islamic-worldby-mike-bowker-3C0DL5WhtM
SP - 482
EP - 484
VL - 21
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -