Islam, education and radicalism in Indonesia

This book explores the connections between traditional Islamic education, rising religious intolerance, religious attitudes to gender, campaigns for curricula innovation and modernisation, and politics and society in Indonesia. Drawing on extensive original research and the deep experience of the authors, the book highlights tensions between traditional Islamic educators and modernisers, and between different understandings of Islam, emphasising the importance of these issues for the future of Indonesia.

Tim Lindsey is Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Jamhari Makruf is a Professor and Vice Rector of the Indonesian International Islamic University.

Helen Pausacker is Deputy Director of and a Principal Research Assistant in the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne, Australia.