A History of Islam in Indonesia: Unity in Diversity

by Carool Kersten

Book Overview

Located on the eastern periphery of the historical Muslim world, as a political entity Indonesia is barely a century old. Yet with close to a quarter of a billion followers of Islam it is now the largest and most populous Muslim country in the world. As the greatest political power in Southeast Asia, and a growing player on the world scene, Indonesia presents itself as a bridge country between Asia, the wider Muslim world and the West.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748681833
• ISBN13: 9780748681839
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"