![]() ![]() Using the concept of ‘plural ecologies’ from anthropological research in Southeast Asia, an ecology is understood as a set of relations between humans and non-humans, and it is argued that Mochtar Lubis’ novel depicts a setting of conflicting ecologies in which an Islamic-humanist naturalism eventually emerges as the true ecology. ![]() ![]() This article explores the changing ecologies in Indonesian literature by drawing on the examples of tigers in two influential novels, namely Mochtar Lubis’ Harimau! Harimau! (1975) and Eka Kurniawan’s Lelaki harimau (2004). Women are not just an object, but they should be the subject in the life of the Muslim community. The level of education obtained by the main characters is an essential milestone in changing women’s position in Indonesian Muslim society. The changes include the level of education, determination of spouse and freedom to participate in public spheres. There is a development of thoughts, especially about the social status of women. They show that there is a development in presenting the image of Muslim women in Indonesia. The results show that these novels raise various issues of Muslim women in contemporary Indonesia. Two novels discussed in this paper are Cinta Suci Zahrana by Habiburrahman El Shirazy and Perempuan Badai by Mustofa W. It employs content analysis of the text to see how Javanese Muslim women are depicted and how the depiction reflects the society. This paper applies the method of sociology of literature whereby literature is regarded as a reflection of its society. ![]() Women are depicted more moderate and progressive. In contrast to the previous era, the images of women in this period are presented differently by male writers. This paper aims at discussing the image of women in contemporary Indonesian Islamic literature after the ‘Indonesian Reformation’ in 1998. ![]()
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