Saudi Arabia and Indonesian Networks - Migration, Education, and Islam

What is the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia? For centuries, Indonesians have travelled to Saudi Arabia and have been deeply involved in education, scholarship and the creation of centres for Islamic learning in the country. Yet the impact of this type of migration has not yet been the focus of scholarly research and little is known about the important intellectual connections that now exist.This book examines Indonesian educational migrants and intellectual travellers in Saudi Arabia including students, researchers, teachers and scholars to provide a unique portrait of the religious and intellectual linkages between the two countries. Based on in-depth interviews and questionnaires, Sumanto Al Qurtuby identifies the "Indonesian legacy" in Saudi Arabia and examines in turn how the host country''s influential Islamic scholars have impacted on Indonesian Muslims. The research sheds light on the dynamic history of Saudi Arabian-Indonesian relations and the intellectual impact of Indonesian migrants in Saudi Arabia.>

Product details

• Authors: Sumanto Al Qurtuby, QURTUBY SUMANTO AL
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781838602208
• ISBN: 978-1-83860-220-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Islamic Studies, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities