Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. 1. The Redefinition of Religious Authority among South Asian Muslims from 1919 to 1956 1
7. 2. Understanding Al-Imam’s Critique of Tariqa Sufism 17
8. 3. Traditional Islam and Modernity: Some Notes on the Changing Role of the Ulama in Early Twentieth Indonesia 54
9. 4. The Role and Identity of Religious Authorities in the Nation State: Egypt, Indonesia, and South Africa Compared 73
10. 5. Authority Contested: Mathla’ul Anwar in the Last Years of the New Order 93
11. 6. Struggle for Authority: Between Formal Religious Institution and Informal-local Leaders 115
12. 7. The Indonesian Madrasah: Islamic Reform and Modernization of Indonesian Islam in the Twentieth Century 126
13. 8. From Apolitical Quietism to Jihadist Activism: “Salafis”, Political Mobilization, and Drama of Jihad in Indonesia 139
14. 9. From handling Water in a Glass to Coping with an Ocean: Shifts in Religious Authority in Indonesia 157
15. 10. Religious Authority and the Supernatural 177
16. INDEX 203