Prof. Yanwar Pribadi, Ph.D

Professor of Anthropology of Religion
Dean

Contact

yanwar.pribadi@uiii.ac.id

About

Prof. Pribadi is Professor of Anthropology of Religion and currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII). In addition, he is a Professor at State Islamic University (UIN) Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. Holding both an MA and a PhD in Islamic Studies and Humanities from Leiden University respectively, and a BA in History from Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung, he has developed extensive expertise in contemporary issues of Islam and Muslim societies.

He is the author of “Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura” (Routledge, 2018), Prof. Pribadi has also published numerous journal articles in TRaNS: Trans-Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, South East Asia Research, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Studia Islamika, Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, and Journal of Indonesian Islam. Moreover, he has contributed to two book chapters in edited volumes published by ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, a book chapter published by Bloomsbury, and an entry in the Encyclopaedia of Islam Three (Brill).

His research interests include contemporary Islam and political developments, various Muslim expressions, citizenship, religious networks, identity politics, and contemporary Islamic history. Furthermore, he has been a visiting fellow at KITLV, Australian National University, SOAS (University of London), Sciences Po Paris, and the Alwaleed Center at the University of Edinburgh. He is a member of Indonesian Young Academy of Science (ALMI) 2022-2027, Indonesian Islamic Community Development Study Program Association (P2MI), and American Academy of Religion (AAR).

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CodesCoursesCreditsStudy Program
ISL 205Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Societies3 creditsMA in Islamic Studies
ISL 217Journal Article Publication3 creditsMA in Islamic Studies
ISL 310Article Publication in Reputable Journal5 creditsPhD in Islamic Studies
ISL215Islam and Politics3 creditsMA in Islamic Studies
ISL 309Global Muslim Politics5 creditsPhD in Islamic Studies
  • Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura (Routledge, 2018)
  • Urang Banten: Sejarah, Islam, dan Identitas (Penerbit A-Empat, 2025 (editor))
  • “Identity Contested: Cultural Resilience in the Midst of Islamization of Politics”, Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies 56, No. 2 (2018): 255-280
  • “Polite Citizenship: Everyday Informal Claims-making in Rural West Java, Indonesia”, Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 178, No. 1 (2022): 90-118
  • “Indonesia’s Islamic Networks in Germany: The Nahdlatul Ulama in Campaigning Islam Nusantara and Enacting Religious Agency”, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 42, No. 1 (2022): 136-149 
  • “Sekolah Islam (Islamic Schools) as Symbols of Indonesia’s Urban Muslim Identity”, TRaNS: Trans-Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia 10, No. 2 (2022): 203-218 
  • “Intertwining Beauty and Piety: Cosmetics, Beauty Treatments, and Ḥalāl Lifestyle in Urban Indonesia”, Ulumuna: Journal of Islamic Studies 27, No. 1 (2023): 33-64 (main author, with Muhammad Adlin Sila)
  • “Muslim Youth Between Pragmatism, Islamic Concern, and Social Piety”, Ulumuna: Journal of Islamic Studies 28, No. 2 (2024): 798-824 (second author, with Muhammad Latif Fauzi)
  • “Religious and Political Narratives in Islamic Iconization: The Case of Kyai Kholil Madura”, Journal of Asian Social Science Research 7, No. 2 (2025): 209-234
  • “An Abangan-Like Group in a Santri Island: the Religious Identity of the Blater”, in Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia: Areas of Toleration and Conflict, edited by Bernhard Platzdasch and Johan Saravanamuttu. Singapore: ISEAS, 2014: 214-233
  • “Pop and “True” Islam in Urban Pengajian: The Making of Religious Authority”, in The New Santri: Challenges to Traditional Religious Authority in Indonesia, edited by Norshahril Saat and Ahmad Najib Burhani. Singapore: ISEAS, 2020: 213-238
  • “Politik Penyertaan dalam Islam dan Demokrasi di Indonesia”, in Demokrasi tanpa Demos: Refleksi 100 Ilmuwan Sosial Politik tentang Kemunduran Demokrasi di Indonesia, edited by Wijayanto, Aisah Putri Budiatri, and Herlambang P. Wiratraman. Jakarta: LP3ES, 2021: 42-53
  • “The Ultimate Vindication of Honour: Carok, Shame, and Islam in Madura, Indonesia”, in Shame, Modesty, and Honor in Islam, edited by Ayang Utriza Yakin, Adis Duderija, and An van Raemdonck. London: Bloomsbury, 2024: 99-112

“Islam and Politics in Madura: Ulama and Other Local Leaders in Search of Influence (1990-2010)” (PhD Dissertation, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, 2013)

  • Muhammad Adlin Sila. 2015. Maudu’: A Way of Union with God. Acton: ANU Press. Reviewed in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 175, No. 1 (2019): 129-132
  • Leonard C. Sebastian and Alexander R. Arifianto (editors). 2021. The 2018 and 2019 Indonesian Elections: Identity Politics and Regional Perspectives. London and New York: Routledge. Reviewed in South East Asia Research 29, No. 2 (2021): 271-274
  • Leonard C. Sebastian, Syafiq Hasyim, and Alexander R. Arifianto (editors). 2021. Rising Islamic Conservatism: Islamic Groups and Identity Politics. London and New York: Routledge. Reviewed in South East Asia Research 29, No. 4 (2021): 543-545
  • Norshahril Saat and Azhar Ibrahim (editors). 2019. Alternative Voices in Muslim Southeast Asia: Discourses and Struggles. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Reviewed in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 178, No. 4 (2022): 527-530- Senia Febrica. 2023. Post Security and Preman Organizations in Indonesia. Singapore: ISEAS-Yushof Ishak Institute. Reviewed in South East Asia Research 32, No. 2 (2024): 1-3

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  • “Madura”, an entry in Encyclopaedia of Islam Three, Brill, 2019.
  • “Preaching in a Muslim-majority Country: Indonesia’s Experiences with ‘Pengajian” (main aouthor, with Stéphane Lacroix), PredicMo: Grammars of preaching, https://predicmo.hypotheses.org/2091 (website articles)