In this biography Nico J.G. Kaptein studies the life and times of Sayyid ?Uthman (1822-1914), the most prominent Muslim scholar of his time in the Netherlands East Indies.
Arab immigrants to Southeast Asia and their descendants have not received much attention in comparison with immigrants from other parts of the world, such as the Chinese, Indians and Europeans. Numeri
The twentieth century was a fascinating period of profound political, social and economic changes in Indonesia. These changes contributed to the diversification of the religious landscape and as a res
