The Transnational and the Local in the Politics of Islam The Case of West Sumatra, Indonesia /

• Main Author: Salim, Delmus Puneri (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Religion.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Political science.; Religious Studies.; Religious Studies, general.; Political Science.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This book explores the relationship between transnational and local Islam as expressed in public discourse and policy-making, as represented in the local press. It does so against the background of local governments in majority Muslim regions across Indonesia promoting and passing regulations that m...