Introduction / Kathryn M. Robinson -- 1. Lebe and sultan : serving the mosque and sustaining royal authority / Muhammed Adlin Sila -- 2. Mediating religious and cultural disputes : Imam Desa and conflict resolution in rural Indonesia / Faried F. Saenong -- 3. Shariaisation, wedding rituals and the role of imams in South Sulawesi / Moh Yasir Alimi -- 4. A Bugis Imam Desa : an authoritative voice in a changing world / Kathryn M. Robinson -- 5. The reproduction of imams and their changing roles within the contemporary Muslim community in Wajo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia / Wahyuddin Halim -- 6. Negotiating a space in the mosque : women claiming religious authority / Eva F. Nisa -- 7. Mosques and their communities in Northern Ambon, Maluku : exploring local traditions as Islamic practice in Indonesia / Phillip Winn -- 8. Haji Badar Daeng Pawero : a Bugis imam and his roles in maintaining Islamic law and Bugis adat in Kupang / Stella Aleida Hutagalung -- 9. Being Muslim in Eastern Indonesia : contemporary patterns of Islamic practice / Andrew McWilliam.