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The essays collected in Islam in Indonesia were originally presented 23-24 November 2000 at the international conference "Islam in Indonesia: Intellectualization and Social Transformation," organized by the Center for Study of Islam and Society, the State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta.
The conference was sponsored by the Indonesia Canada Islamic Higher Education Project, which is funded by the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and by the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA)
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The essay in Islam in Indonesia draw on a range of disciplines -- including philosophy, history, social anthropology, political science, and Islamic studies -- in their examination of the role that the academic study of Islam has played in the on-going religious and social tranformation of Indonesia.
Of particular concern is the relationship between the articulation of Indonesian Islam and the interests and ideologies at play in this process. These essay are grounded in the assumption that knowledge is not merely a body of information, but also a means influencing society.
With this in mind, the authors - from Egypt, Australia, the US, the Netherlands, Scotland, Canada, and Indonesia - turn their attention to the important political and social issues currently facing Indonesia and to how Indonesia's unique approach to Islamic studies is shaping country's future.
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