1 February 2012
Drawing on interviews with dozens of jihadi activists as well as diverse documentary materials and ethnographic fieldwork, this book situates the rise of Laskar Jihad against the backdrop of Saudi-funded salafi networks in Indonesian Islam, and within the context of developments and trends in Indonesian politics at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book is notable for its account of recruitment into Laskar Jihad, which emphasizes the role of jihad as a rubric for Muslims of humble backgrounds and limited Islamic education to achieve new forms of identity, meaning, and status.
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