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oapen-20.500.12657-275362021-11-10T08:08:00Z Islam, Humanity and the Indonesian Identity Maarif, Ahmad Syafii Fowler, George A. Islam Indonesia Humanity Democracy Religion bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRH Islam "Islam exists in global history with its richly variegated cultural and social realities. When these specific cultural contexts are marginalized, Islam is reduced to an ahistorical religion without the ability to contribute to humanity. This limited understanding of Islam has been a contributing factor in many of the violent conflicts in the present day. Reflecting on Islam in Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, supporting the largest Muslim population, Ahmad Syafii Maarif argues for an understanding that is both faithful to Islam’s essential teachings and open to constantly changing social and cultural contexts. Building on this, he then addresses critical contemporary issues such as democracy, human rights, religious freedom, the status of women, and the future of Islam. Through this book the breadth and depth of the ideas of one of Indonesia’s foremost Muslim scholars are made accessible for English language readership." 2018-12-04 11:16:20 2020-04-01T11:56:24Z 2020-04-01T11:56:24Z 2018 book 1002471 OCN: 1083024343 9789400603080; 9789400603097 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27536 eng Debates on Islam and Society application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9789087283018.pdf Leiden University Press 10.24415/9789087283018 10.24415/9789087283018 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 9789400603080; 9789400603097 289 Leiden open access
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"Islam exists in global history with its richly variegated cultural and social realities. When these specific cultural contexts are marginalized, Islam is reduced to an ahistorical religion without the ability to contribute to humanity. This limited understanding of Islam has been a contributing factor in many of the violent conflicts in the present day.
Reflecting on Islam in Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, supporting the largest Muslim population, Ahmad Syafii Maarif argues for an understanding that is both faithful to Islam’s essential teachings and open to constantly changing social and cultural contexts. Building on this, he then addresses critical contemporary issues such as democracy, human rights, religious freedom, the status of women, and the future of Islam. Through this book the breadth and depth of the ideas of one of Indonesia’s foremost Muslim scholars are made accessible for English language readership."
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