Laskar Jihad: Islam, Militancy, and the Quest for Identity in Post-New Order Indonesia

Noorhaidi HASAN

An in-depth study of the militant Islamic Laskar Jihad movement and its links to international Muslim networks and ideological debates. This analysis is grounded in extensive research and interviews with Salafi leaders and activists who supported jihad throughout the Moluccas.
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Possessed by the Spirits: Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities

ed. Karen FJELSTAD and Nguyen THI HIEN.

Essays examining the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.
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Industry of Marrying Europeans, The

Vu Trong Phung, translated and introduced by Thuy Tranviet

This work by Vu Trong Phung, written in the 1930s, reports and expands on the author's meetings with North Vietnamese women who made an industry of marrying European men. "The Industry of Marrying Europeans" is notable for its sharp observations, pointed humor, and unconventional mix of nonfictional and fictional narration, as well as its attention to voice: Vu Trong Phung records the French-Vietnamese pidgin dialect spoken by these couples. This prolific writer died at the age of twenty-seven, leaving behind one of the most impressive bodies of work in modern Vietnamese literature.
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