The essays in this volume, written over the course of the last quarter century, are intended to contribute to understanding the role that Islamic symbols and id

"This is an excellent and rare exploration of a sensitive religious issue from many perspectives _ legal, cultural and political. The case studies from Indonesi

The book examines the postcolonial Muslim political discourse through monuments. It establishes a link between the process by which historic buildings become mo

In the late 1970s Islam regained its force by generating novel forms of piety and forging new paths in politics throughout the world, including China. The Islam

Since the 1980s, Muslim women reformers have made great strides in critiquing and reinterpreting the Islamic tradition. Yet these achievements have not produced