Of Salt and Tamarind: Islam, Identity, and the Malay World of Southeast Asia

Deskripsi

Of Salt and Tamarind: Islam, Identity, and the Malay World of Southeast Asia by Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad explores the long and complex relationship between Islam, identity, and the making of the Malay world in Southeast Asia — from the shores of Aceh to the cultural landscapes of Melaka and the historical memory of Patani.

Moving beyond narrow national boundaries, the book traces how trade, migration, religious scholarship, political authority, and cultural exchange shaped a civilizational space connecting communities across the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea for centuries. Salt and tamarind — two ordinary yet enduring ingredients of everyday life — become powerful metaphors for memory, mobility, and the shared experiences that continue to bind the Malay world together.

Combining history, anthropology, religious studies, and political analysis, it examines the transformations of Malay Muslim identity in the age of nation-states, globalization, and digital life, offering a fresh perspective on how Islam in Southeast Asia negotiates tradition and modernity, locality and cosmopolitanism, faith and citizenship.

Inside this book

• Islam, identity, and belonging across the Malay world of Southeast Asia.
• Salt and tamarind as metaphors for memory, mobility, and shared experience.
• Malay Muslim identity between tradition and modernity in a connected region.

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