Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia: Exploring Indonesian Popular and Visual Culture Contributor(s): Schmidt, Leonie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783486996 ISBN-13: 9781783486991 Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys OUR PRICE: $168.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Popular Culture |
Dewey: 297.270 |
LCCN: 2017013324 |
Series: Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approache |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.14 lbs) 218 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What does it mean to be a modern Muslim today? In contemporary discourse Islam and modernity are often presented as each other's opposites in media and popular culture. Southeast Asia has a large Muslim population, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, but Islamic culture in these states is conspicuously absent from the wider global discourse on Islam. With a focus on popular culture in Indonesia - a country that houses the world's largest Muslim population and that is also undergoing modernisation -Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia will demonstrate how Islamic modernities are being negotiated and constructed through popular and visual culture from a trans-regional perspective. Looking at a variety of Islamic-themed popular and visual culture including rock music, cinema, art, visual decorations in shopping malls, self-help books, and fashion blogs, the book explores how Islamic modernities are imagined, negotiated, contested, and shared in Southeast Asia. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmidt, Leonie: - Leonie Schmidt is a researcher at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis and a lecturer in the Media Studies department of the University of Amsterdam. She has published journal articles in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies and Amsterdam Social Science. |