Expressing Islam : religious life and politics in Indonesia / edited by Greg Fealy and Sally White.

Based on the Indonesia Update Conference held at the Australian National University in 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / by Greg Fealy Sally White -- 2. Consuming Islam: Commodified Religion and Aspirational Pietism in Contemporary Indonesia / by Greg Fealy -- 3. Modulations of Active Piety: Professors and Televangelists as Promoters of Indonesian "Sufisme" / by Julia D Howell -- 4. Throwing Money at the Holy Door: Commercial Aspects of Popular Pilgrimage in Java, / by George Quinn -- 5. "Spiritual Meal" or Ongoing Project? The Dilemma of Dakwah Oratory / by Julian Millie -- 6. Marketing Morality: The Rise, Fall and Rebranding of Aa Gym / by James B Hoesterey -- 7. Religion, Politics and Social Dynamics in Java: Historical and Contemporary Rhymes / by Merle C Ricklefs -- 8. Islam and Gender in Contemporary Indonesia: Public Discourses on Duties, Rights and Morality / by Sally White Maria Ulfah Anshor -- 9. Online Fatwa in Indonesia: From Fatwa Shopping to Googling a Kiai / by Nadirsyah Hosen -- 10. Regional Sharia Regulations in Indonesia: Anomaly or Symptom? / by Robin Bush -- 11. "As Long as It's Halal": Islamic Preman in Jakarta / by Ian Douglas Wilson -- 12. Indonesian Terrorism: From Jihad to Dakwah? / by Ken Ward -- 13. Development of Islamic Banking in the Post-crisis Indonesian Economy / by Umar Juoro -- 14. Islamic Microfinance Initiatives to Enhance Small and Medium-sized Enterprises / by Muhammad Syafii Antonio -- 15. Community Development through Islamic Microfinance: Serving the Financial Needs of the Poor in a Viable Way / by Minaco Sakai.

As the forces of globalisation and modernisation buffet Islam and other world religions, Indonesia's 200 million Muslims are expressing their faith in ever more complex ways. Celebrity television preachers, internet fatwa services, mass religious rallies in soccer stadiums, glossy jihadist magazines, Islamic medical treatments, alms giving via mobile phone and electronic sharia banking services are just some of the manifestations of a more consumer-oriented approach to Islam which interact with and sometimes replace other, more traditional expressions of the faith. This book examines some of the myriad ways in which Islam is being expressed in contemporary Indonesian life and politics. Authored by leading authorities on Indonesian Islam, it gives fascinating insights into such topics as the marketisation of Islam, contemporary pilgrimage, the rise of mass preachers, gender and Islamic politics, online fatwa, current trends among Islamist vigilante and criminal groups, and recent developments in Islamic banking and microfinance.