Makings of Indonesian Islam

Michael Laffan is professor of history at Princeton University. He is the author of "Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: The Umma Below the Winds".

• List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Abbreviations and Archival Referents xvii Part One: Inspiration, Rememoration, Reform 1 Chapter One: Remembering Islamization, 1300-1750 3 Chapter Two: Embracing a New Curriculum, 1750-1800 25 Chapter Three: Reform and the Widening Muslim Sphere, 1800-1890 40 Part Two: Power in Quest of Knowledge 65 Chapter Four: Foundational Visions of Indies Islam, 1600-1800 67 Chapter Five: New Regimes of Knowledge, 1800-1865 85 Chapter Six: Seeking the Counterweight Church, 1837-1889 101 Part Three: Orientalism Engaged 123 Chapter Seven: Distant Musings on a Crucial Colony, 1882-1888 125 Chapter Eight: Collaborative Encounters, 1889-1892 147 Chapter Nine: Shadow Muftis, Christian Modern, 1892-1906 162 Part Four: Sufi Pasts, Modern Futures 175 Chapter Ten: From Sufism to Salafism, 1905-1911 177 Chapter Eleven: Advisors to Indonesie, 1906-1919 190 Chapter Twelve: Hardenings and Partings, 1919-1942 209 Conclusion 233 Glossary 237 Notes 243 Index 287

"This well-written, deeply erudite history by Princeton historian Laffan, a prominent scholar of Islam in Southeast Asia, explores the development of Islamic learning in the islands of what is now Indonesia as well as how the faith came to be understood and explained by Dutch scholars during the colonial period. As such, the book offers a compelling parallel history of Indonesia, setting up an engaging new narrative separate from the one most commonly presented, wherein the imposition of colonial rule and later emergence of nationalist consciousness follows a more secular path... The analysis of this intellectual life, along with the thorough understanding of local religious authorities' deeply felt faith, offers a new vision of Indonesian lives under colonial rule."--Choice "With its meticulous scholarship and its wealth of insights into European and Indonesian Muslim understandings of Islam, however, there can be no doubt that this is a path-breaking study. It is a book that should be welcomed and read by all scholars of Islam and all specialists of Indonesia."--Robert W. Hefner, Indonesia "The Makings of Indonesian Islam is an impressive and important scholarly contribution that provides a wealth of information and critical perspectives to scholars and students alike. A glossary, index, and eleven figures (including maps and photographs) enrich the text and are helpful resources for the reader. As an ethnomusicologist with research interests in Javanese arts and culture, I very much look forward to using this book in my own research projects and rereading this book with students in advanced seminars."--Christina Sunardi, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences "This book offers an original reflection on the factors that have contributed to the faces of Islam in Indonesia today. It is fascinating, and brilliant in the lines of argument and interplay of themes that it develops, and despite the liveliness, at times playfulness of style, is dense and closely argued in its texture... [T]his is a wonderful book."--Anthony H. Johns, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies "Lafffan's very rich account ... [is] an original and richly detailed contribution to writing the history of an Indonesian Islam."--Carool Kersten, Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia and Oceania "Laffan displays great erudition throughout the volume... The overriding impression left with the reader is that Laffan is right on top of all the relevant literature as well as diverse disciplines: history, theology, and mysticism in both Indonesia and the Arab world. This study will provide a benchmark for future scholarship for some time to come, and deservedly so."--Peter G. Riddell, Journal of Islamic Studies "Michael F. Laffan has written a dense, very informative and very inspiring book that should be required reading for anyone who wants to deal with Islam in Indonesia and the Netherlands Orientalism."--Stephan Conermann, Sehepunkte "This dense historical narrative, providing a wealth of examples, will be of interest to scholars of Islam, Southeastern Asia, and Sufism. While primarily directed at well seasoned scholars, the volume would be palatable to graduate students as well."--Lavinia Stan, European Legacy "This book should be mandatory reading for anyone committed to nuanced reconstruction of the social history of Islamic movements and Christianity in insular Southeast Asia."--Christopher M. Joll, Mission Studies