This book deals with
the role and authority of such traditionalist Muslim scholars as A. Mustofa Bisri
and Emha Ainun Nadjib in seeding religious pluralism in Indonesia. This study
shows that it is not necessary to base religious pluralism on “liberal” or
“modernist” stances but rather on “traditionalist” attitudes. Religious
pluralism can be smoothly connected to “traditionalism”, so that this may
preserve greater credibility in the population. With this in mind,
traditionalist scholars may play a considerable role in promoting religious
pluralism in the society, in general, and among anti-pluralist groups, in
particular. Hence, the account of the role and authority of these
traditionalist scholars will be significant in revealing the prospects for religious
pluralism in the country.
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