The Reception of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s Ideas within the Indonesian Intellectual Landscape

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ID20352282
AuthorsAsfa Widiyanto (0000-0003-2892-7409, University of Islamic Studies, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume23
Issue2
Pages193-236
Publication date2016-08-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v23i2.3002
OpenAlexW2521905741
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

This paper examines the appreciation and acceptance of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s (b. 1933) ideas in the context of intellectual discourse in Indonesia. To do so, it investigates the translation of Nasr’s works into Indonesian, studies on Nasr’s thought, and quotations from Nasr’s works that emerge in the writings of some Indonesian intellectuals. It is especially the notions of Perennialism, “traditional Islam” and scientia sacra that throw light on the process by which his ideas have taken root and gained influence and acceptance in Indonesia. To be more specific, the article scrutinizes the impact of Nasr’s ideas and perspectives on the structure of thought of two Indonesian intellectuals, namely Nurcholish Madjid (1939-2005) and Komaruddin Hidayat (b. 1953). This paper also traces the roots of Nasr’s and Hidayat’s thought in the classical-medieval Islamic tradition, most specifically in Suhrawardi’s School of Illumination, and compares these with those of Madjid and Hidayat.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v23i2.3002

Archaeology · Indonesian · Islam · Linguistics · Theology · Education and Character Development · History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Medicine · Philosophy · Qur’anic Interpretation Studies

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