Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage
Vol 2, No 2 (2013)

The Growth of “Islamic” Radical Books in Indonesia

Yusuf, Choirul Fuad ( Office for Research and Development and Training, Ministry of Religious Affairs)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2006

Abstract

More recently, at least some decades after the triumph of global communication, thousands of fundamental and radical books—whether politically, religiously or culturally based books—have already rapidly grown in the world-wide. This phenomena, culturally can be seen from the positive spectrum as a new global dynamics of literacy civilization, but on the contrary it also can be considered as any kind of viruses treating the peaceful and harmonious life amongst Muslims community at large. Even so the growth of religious radical books, including Islamic books which are strongly influenced by the growth and distribution of any universal ideologies and philosophical thoughts. In this concern, this article attempts to explicate of how the exclusive books grew up in Indonesia. A survey on “Mapping of the Islamic Books in the Post-Reformation Era in Indonesia, earned out in 2013 showed us, besides there is an increase of the practical books on Islam read by Muslims at large, the exclusive and extreme books have been growing significantly—including the books published by both fundatnental and radical book publication.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

HERITAGE

Publisher

Subject

Religion Social Sciences

Description

Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage (ISSN: 2303-243X, E-ISSN: 2442-9031) is an academic international journal published by Center for Research and Development of Religious Literature and Heritage, Agency for Research and Development and Training Ministry ...