|
|
Article: Islam in Malaysia: From Revivalism to Islamic State.
- Article from:
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Cambridge University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By HUSSIN MUTALIB. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1993. Pp. xiii, 175. Appendices. Bibliography, Index.
The distinct phenomenon of Islamic revivalism throughout much of the contemporary world over the past quarter century gives the lie to the popular Western assumption that modernization, urbanization, and technology would inexorably mean the decline and even the disappearance of religious belief. Indeed, it can reasonably be argued that the missionary impulse in Islam is as strong now as ever it has been from the seventh century onwards. Even five years after its initial publication in Singapore, Hussin Mutalib's book is an invaluable, measured guide to the ...