Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia - Exploring Indonesian Popular and Visual Culture (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Leonie Schmidt
Dimensions:	239 x 158 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-1-78348-699-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78348-699-6
Barcode:	9781783486991

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