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Kersten, Carool,

A history of Islam in Indonesia : unity in diversity / Carool Kersten. - 1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : maps. - The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys . - New Edinburgh Islamic surveys. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-191) and index.

In this survey Carool Kersten presents the Islamisation of Indonesia from the first evidence of the acceptance of Islam by indigenous peoples in the late thirteenth century until the present day. He provides comprehensive insight into the different roles played by Islam in Indonesia throughout history, including the importance of Indian Ocean networks for connecting Indonesians with the wider Islamic world, the religion's role as a means of resistance and tool for nation-building, and postcolonial attempts to forge an 'Indonesian Islam'. -- From back cover.

ISBN: 9780748681853 074868185X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islam--History.--Indonesia
Islam--Historiography.--Indonesia
Islam and state--Indonesia.
Islam.
Islam and state.
Islam--Historiography.
RELIGION / Islam / General

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Indonesia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BP63.I5 / K462 2017eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.09598