| Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia: Exploring Indonesian Popular and Visual Culture Contributor(s): Schmidt, Leonie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783487003 ISBN-13: 9781783487004 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 297.270 |
| Series: Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approache |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 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. |