From Martyr to Mystic

Download or read book From Martyr to Mystic written by Raʻanan S. Boustan and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2005 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study provides a critical analysis of Nurcholish Madjid's attempt to interpret Islam within the framework of modern Indonesia. Special attention is paid to his ideas and activities during the years leading to the 1998 downfall of President Soeharto, and the development towards democracy that followed. Although many of these ideas have been embraced by significant sectors of official Indonesia, they have also received harsh criticism from the representatives of more conservative interpretations of Islam and, more recently, from secular Muslims as well."--BOOK JACKET.