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The Indonesian government has tried to defeat terrorist groups and uproot radicalism, both through military and cultural-ideological approaches. The recent attack at Mako Brimob Depok, West Java, and the bombing in Surabaya, East Java, however, have shown that radical Islam and terrorist groups are not defeated yet. Killing terrorist does not always mean killing terrorism. It could even have the opposite impact, i.e., strengthening and fertilizing the radical ideology. The government, being aware of this, has been supporting Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in promoting Islam Nusantara, widely believed to be the ideological antidote for radicalism and terrorism. Proponents of Islam Nusantara believe that radical ideology contradicts the character traits of Islam Nusantara, i.e., peaceful, smiling, tolerant, moderate, and accommodative to culture. Radicalism and intolerance are commonly seen in NU circles as being disseminated by transnational movements such as Hizbut Tahrir and Salafi-Wahhabi groups. Though not terrorist groups, they do teach intolerant and exclusive religiosity which provides a breeding ground for terrorism. Among Indonesian Muslims, including NU, Islam Nusantara has received varied responses and been met by resistance. The emergence of NU Garis Lurus and the concerted efforts to debunk Islam Nusantara by some preachers are among the forms of activities that seek to undermine Islam Nusantara. The introduction of Islam Nusantara is further hampered by the attitude of some of its proponents who emphasize its exclusivity by identifying Islam Nusantara only with NU. Barring its current limits, Islam Nusantara has the potential to become an exceptional form of Islam or a template for tolerant Islam that can be emulated by Muslims in other parts of the world, especially in terms of its ability to accommodate local culture and multiculturalism.

Islam --- Islam and culture --- Culture and Islam --- Culture --- Islamic civilization --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Religions --- Muslims --- Social aspects

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This book gathers original research from a range of leading international scholars from the UK, Europe and the USA, throwing new light on a set of topics in medieval Islamic history, Islamic doctrine and practice, and the interaction between Islam and the modern world.

Islam --- History. --- Islam and culture. --- RELIGION / Islam / History. --- Islamic countries --- Civilization. --- Culture and Islam --- Culture --- Islamic civilization --- Pays islamiques --- Histoire --- Doctrines --- Civilisation

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Culture and islam --- Culture et Islam --- Cultuur en Islam --- Islam and culture --- Islam en cultuur --- Islam et culture --- Judaism and culture --- Judaïsme en cultuur --- Judaïsme et culture --- Judaïsme --- Islam --- Relations --- Islam. --- Judaïsme. --- Judaïsme --- Judaïsme. --- Bible --- Influence --- Judaism

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Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromatics. The musk trade thus illuminates the nature of medieval Asian trade and musk's cultural effects on the Islamic world. Scent from the Garden of Paradise: Musk and the Medieval Islamic World examines the history of musk from its origins in Asia to its uses in the medieval Middle East, surveys the Islamic literature on musk, and discusses the roles of musk in perfumery and medicine, as well as the symbolic importance of musk in Islam.

Musk. --- Aromatic compounds. --- Perfumes --- Medicine, Medieval. --- Islam and culture. --- Commerce --- History. --- Social aspects. --- History --- Culture and Islam --- Culture --- Islamic civilization --- Medicine, Medieval --- Medieval medicine --- Perfumery --- Cosmetics --- Essences and essential oils --- Odors --- Toilet preparations --- Arenes --- Organic cyclic compounds

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This comprehensive survey of contemporary Islam provides a philosophical and theological approach to the issues faced by Muslims and the question of global secularisation. Engaging with critics of modern Islam, Shabbir Akhtar sets out an agenda of what his religion is and could be as a political entity. Exploring the views and arguments of philosophical, religious and political thinkers, the author covers a raft of issues faced by Muslims in an increasingly secular society. Chapters are devoted to the Qur'an and Islamic literature; the history of Islam; Sharia law; political Islam; I

Islam and culture. --- Islam and politics. --- Islam and secularism. --- Religion and politics. --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Politics and religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Secularism and Islam --- Secularism --- Islam --- Politics and Islam --- Culture and Islam --- Culture --- Islamic civilization --- Religious aspects --- Political aspects