Hamka & Islam : Cosmopolitican Reform in the Malay World

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Islamic Reform and State Co-optation in SE Asia

This book is recommended for readers interested in understanding the relationship between the state, Islam and religious scholars in contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia. The author explores the concept of "capture" - how societal actors influence policies and resource distribution - and explains how this plays out for official ulamas who have been co-opted by the state. The unique feature of this book is its focus on the specific policies of Suharto and Mahathir, which are crucial in understanding the successes and failures of official ulama capture.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Hamka & Islam : Cosmopolitican Reform in the Malay World

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ISBN: 9789814818841
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Date of Publication: 2018-09-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Religion
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In response to the Islamic resurgence of the 1970s and beyond, the Suharto (1966-1998) and Mahathir (1981-2003) governments undertook massive Islamisation programmes in Indonesia and Malaysia respectively. This included co-opting influential religious scholars into state-sponsored institutions. In 1975, Suharto formed the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI); while in the 1980s, Mahathir upgraded the Malaysian National Fatwa Council (JKFMKI), JAKIM (Department of Islamic Development Malaysia) and IKIM (Malaysian Institute for Islamic Understanding). The `official' ulamas - the religious scholars who participated in these institutions - were expected to support the states' ideologies in exchange for reward and recognition. The State, Ulama and Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia examines the extent to which official ulamas in contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia capitalised on their co-optation to `capture' the states. By capture, a concept popularized in political economy, the author refers to societal actors' ability to influence laws, policies, and the distribution of resources in their favour. The book examines how policies undertaken by Suharto (1966-1998) and Mahathir (1981-2003) determine capture successes and failures of official ulama in their respective countries.
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Islamic Reform and State Co-optation in SE Asia

This book is recommended for readers interested in understanding the relationship between the state, Islam and religious scholars in contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia. The author explores the concept of "capture" - how societal actors influence policies and resource distribution - and explains how this plays out for official ulamas who have been co-opted by the state. The unique feature of this book is its focus on the specific policies of Suharto and Mahathir, which are crucial in understanding the successes and failures of official ulama capture.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.