{"product_id":"piety-politics-and-everyday-ethics-in-southeast-asian-islam-9781350170124","title":"Piety Politics and Everyday Ethics in Southeast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the diversity and dynamism of Islam in Southeast Asia through the concept of \u003ci\u003eadab\u003c\/i\u003e, or beautiful behavior. Amid the complexity of Islamic civilization, \u003ci\u003eadab \u003c\/i\u003eprovides Muslims with a shared sense of sacred history, identity, and morality. In the context of Islamic ethics, \u003ci\u003eadab \u003c\/i\u003edefines the rules of personal and public etiquette: good manners, proper conduct, civility and humaneness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring the interdisciplinary research of nine prominent scholars of Islam, the book offers new perspectives on \u003ci\u003eadab\u003c\/i\u003e''s multiple meanings and myriad applications for Muslim communities in Malaysia and Indonesia. The chapters examine a wide range of texts, spotlighting the writings of prominent Muslim thinkers, and contexts, focusing on the everyday experiences of lay Muslims. Drawing on a variety of theoretical and methodological lenses, the essays reveal how beautiful behavior impacts local institutions, cultural practices, and religious imaginations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe importance of this book is twofold: it is both a scholarly and a moral endeavor. The contributors assert an important interpretation of the Islamic world of Southeast Asia, yet also suggest the possibility for a shift in the Western perspective of Islam more generally. This book creatively lays the groundwork for what must become a fresh beginning in Islamic studies * Mark Mancall, Emeritus Professor of Modern World History, Stanford University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a timely and important collection on a theme that is under-discussed in Southeast Asian studies on Islam. * Eric Tagliacozzo, Professor of History, Cornell University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors List of figures Introduction, Beautiful Behavior in Practice: Expressions of \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003ein Southeast Asian Islam, \u003ci\u003eRobert Rozehnal (Lehigh University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One: Texts and Contexts\u003c\/b\u003e 1. The Interplay Between \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003eand Local Ethics and Etiquette in Indonesian and Malaysian Literature, \u003ci\u003eMuhammad Ali (University of California, Riverside, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. \"Young People are Seeking their Blessings\": Islamic Life Courses, Explorative Authority, and the Possibilities of Worldly \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003ein Rural Aceh, \u003ci\u003eDaniel Andrew Birchok (University of Michigan-Flint, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Politics and Law\u003c\/b\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003eand the Culture of Political Culture, \u003ci\u003eThomas Pepinsky (Cornell University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eSharia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003eand the Malaysian State, \u003ci\u003eTimothy P. Daniels (Hofstra University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Three: Piety and Authority\u003c\/b\u003e 5. Women's \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003ein the \u003ci\u003ePesantren\u003c\/i\u003e: Gendering Virtues and Contesting Normative Behaviors, \u003ci\u003eNelly van Doorn-Harder (Wake Forest University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Politicians, Pop Preachers, and Public Scandal: A Personal Politics of \u003ci\u003eAdab\u003c\/i\u003e, James B. Hoesterey \u003ci\u003e(Emory University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Four: Performance and Experience\u003c\/b\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eAdab \u003c\/i\u003eand Embodiment in the Process of Performance: Islamic Musical Arts in Indonesia\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne K. Rasmussen (College of William and Mary, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Smoke, Fire and Rain in Muslim Southeast Asia: Environmental Ethics in the Time of Burning, \u003ci\u003eAnna M. Gade (University of Wisconsin, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019632673111,"sku":"9781350170124","price":31.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350170124.jpg?v=1750780848","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/piety-politics-and-everyday-ethics-in-southeast-asian-islam-9781350170124","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}