Journal of Indonesian Islam  

Julia Howell

As a carrier of Islam’s esoteric tradition, Sufism would seem to be an unlikely candidate for promoting Islamic piety in the popular mass media in Muslim majority societies of the twenty-first century. It is thus remarkable that several of the most sensat... see more

Olaf Schumann

The confrontation with Western colonialism has become part of the Islamic history since the nineteenth century.  This paper is an attempt to investigate the radicalization of religion in several parts of the Islamic world.  It focuses, however, ... see more

Abd A’la

This paper will trace the roots of religious radicalism in Indonesia with the Padri movement as the case in point. It argues that the history of the Padri movement is complex and multifaceted. Nevertheless, it seems to be clear that the Padri movement was... see more

Hilman Latief

This paper sheds some light on Indonesian Shi‘a sympathizers, their particular relations among themselves as well as with others. Following the Iranian Revolution by the late 1970, Indonesian Muslims witnessed a remarkable religious enthusiasm marked by t... see more

Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi

This paper traces the roots of the emergence of Islamic religious and political movements in Indonesia especially during and after their depoliticization during the New Order regime. There were two important impacts of the depoliticization, first, the eme... see more

Sahiruddin Sahiruddin

This study examines the relationship between performance in the Yes/No test of English recognition vocabulary and reading skills in Indonesian Islamic learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Participants in the study were 83 Indonesian undergradu... see more

Husein Aziz

This paper analyses the nature of the language of the Qur’an in light of the Philosophy of Knowledge. It includes therefore the discussion on the ontology of the language of the Qur’an, its epistemology and axiology. The paper argues that such study is ne... see more

Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi

It's difficult to speak of the characteristics of Islamic thought in Indonesia during the early period the 9th century until toward the end of the 16th century. The unavailability of the resources on this issue and the attitude of Indonesians in general t... see more

Nabiela Naily

Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia; A contemporary sourcebook Greg Fealy & Virginia Hooker5402006The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore