Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgements vii vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Compiling various articles on the issue of shari’a and politics in modern Indonesia into a single volume is not a simple task. It would not have been possible without the kind contributions of Mark Cammack, Howard Federspiel, Robert W. Hefner, M. B. Hooker, Nadirsyah Hosen, Nur Ahmad Fadhil Lubis, Ratno Lukito, and Ahmad Imam Mawardi. Most of these essays originated from various sources and have been published either in refereed journals or in compiled books. Therefore, we express deepest gratitude to the previous publishers and copyright holders for granting us permission to republish the essays: Tim Lindsey, editor of Indonesia: Law and Society; Chris Holt, the Federation Press publisher; Jamhari, editor of Studia Islamika: Indonesian Journal for Islamic Studies at the State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta; Cik Hasan Bisri, editor of Istiqra at the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Bandung; Deborah Homsher, managing editor of SEAP Publications at Cornell University; Mark Woodward, editor of Toward A New Paradigm: Recent Developments in Indonesian Islamic Thought and managing editor of PSEAS Publications at Arizona State University; Suryopratomo, editor-inchief of Kompas daily; David S. Powers, editor of Islamic Law and Society; and Albert Hoffstaedt, Koninklijke Brill N. V. publisher. We extend our acknowledgement to Kusmana, Oman Fathurrohman, Nina Nurmila, Yeti Heryati, and Fauzan Saleh for their assistance in gathering the material needed for publication. Special thanks are also due to Indriyani Permatasari, Muiz, Sudirman Hasan, Dion Hallpike, and Haya Huseini, who helped in preparing and proofreading some parts of this reader. Their assistance is deeply appreciated and gladly acknowledged. Our thanks also go to the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore for accepting this manuscript for publication. We are particularly grateful to the staff of the Publications Unit at ISEAS for their professional assistance in the preparation of this book. Arskal Salim and Azyumardi Azra© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore ...