ISEAS Publishing unveils Islamic Post-Traditionalism in Indonesia

Source: ISEAS website.

Islamic Post-Traditionalism in Indonesia, by Rumadi (2015, ISBN: 978-981-4620-42-0, US$29.90), has just been published by ISEAS Publishing.

The book offers a unique assessment of the development of the phenomenon of Islamic post-traditionalism using Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest mass Islamic organisation in Indonesia (and the world) as a case study.

'Post-traditionalism' is a term now widely used to describe the attempts by progressive reformers to reify and legitimise modern intellectual notions, often from non-Islamic sources, by using reference to terminology and ideas drawn from Islamic tradition. This book discusses the discourse of post-traditionalist thought within Islamic thought more widely, before turning to examine the emergence of new currents of progressive thought within NU in Indonesia and the factors that influence that. In particular, the book explores the sometimes fiery struggle between liberal and conservative thought in NU; and the position of post-traditionalist thought in the wider development of intellectualism in Indonesia.

The highly influential Indonesian version of this book was originally published as Post Traditionalisme Islam: Wacana Intelektualisme dalam Komunitas NU by the Fahmina Institute, Indonesia, 2008.

Rumadi taught at the Bengkulu State Islamic College from 1997 to 2004.

Interested?

An e-chapter of the introduction is downloadable free of charge
Sample pages are available at Google Books