久志本 裕子
東南アジア -歴史と文化- 2016(45) 25-43 2016年
<p>Malaysia has observed remarkable social change since the 1970s as a result of Islamic revival (dakwah movement). Some previous studies have described the social change as "Islamization" by attributing the change through the policies under the Mahathir's government that integrated Islamic elements into various aspects of official administration, such as the establishment of Islamic banking systems and enhancement of Islamic judicial system. With these policies, Malaysia's progress in terms of Islam was hailed as a result of "Islamization policy." However, the meaning of "Islamization" has not been explicitly discussed. Because of the lack of discussion, previous studies give impression that as if there is a single direction toward something "more Islamic," even though it is obvious that Muslim have various interpretations about what is "Islamic." Thus this study aims to reconsider the concept of "Islamization" by investigating how the interpretation of Islamic terms has changed under the banner of "Islamization." </p><p>As a case study, this paper focuses on the content of textbooks for the subject of "Islamic education" in Malaysian secondary schools. The subject was introduced