Varieties of Religious Authority: Changes and Challenges in 20th Century Indonesian Islam

CONTENTS\nABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nINTRODUCTION\n1. The Redefinition of Religious Authority among South Asian Muslims from 1919 to 1956\n2. Understanding Al-Imam’s Critique of Tariqa Sufism\n3. Traditional Islam and Modernity: Some Notes on the Changing Role of the Ulama in Early Twentieth Indonesia\n4. The Role and Identity of Religious Authorities in the Nation State: Egypt, Indonesia, and South Africa Compared\n5. Authority Contested: Mathla’ul Anwar in the Last Years of the New Order\n6. Struggle for Authority: Between Formal Religious Institution and Informal-local Leaders\n7. The Indonesian Madrasah: Islamic Reform and Modernization of Indonesian Islam in the Twentieth Century\n8. From Apolitical Quietism to Jihadist Activism: “Salafis”, Political Mobilization, and Drama of Jihad in Indonesia\n9. From handling Water in a Glass to Coping with an Ocean: Shifts in Religious Authority in Indonesia\n10. Religious Authority and the Supernatural\nINDEX