Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies (Aug 2011)

Editorial: Between Tradition and Modernity

  • Editor Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2011.492.ix-xi
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 2

Abstract

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The relationship between religious ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’ is a central theme in various academic debates. Of the heatedly debated topic is concerning religious identity in the face of constantly political, economical, and global changes. As with other religious communities, Muslims have to response to these changes, on the one hand, and to the call for preserving their religious identity, on the other.