Author : Greg Fealy
Publisher : Monash University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Nahdlatul Ulama, Traditional Islam and Modernity in Indonesia by : Greg Fealy
Download or read book Nahdlatul Ulama, Traditional Islam and Modernity in Indonesia written by Greg Fealy and published by Monash University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English-language book on Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation & also one of its least studied. Founded in 1926 to defend the interests of traditional Islam, NU has had a tumultuous history as both a political party and a socio-religious organisation. It's behaviour has frequently been enigmatic.