Islam in Indonesia: In Search of a New Paradigm
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Desi Anwar* THE success of Islam in Indonesia has been and continues to be the ability to adapt to prevailing local and traditional cultures in a constantly fluid and dynamic way. From the strongly matrilineal society in West Sumatra, the incense-burning and superstitious Javanese to the caf society women in Jakarta, most Indonesians are happy to regard themsel
*Desi Anwar is a journalist working at a private television station in Jakarta.
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