About the Journal
JINDIS (Journal of Indigenous Islam) is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to exploring the diverse, localized expressions of Islam across the globe. The journal focuses on documenting, analyzing, and interpreting Islamic practices, beliefs, and traditions as shaped by indigenous cultures, historical memories, and epistemological frameworks.
We especially welcome contributions that critically engage with the intersections of Islam and local wisdom, offering fresh perspectives that challenge dominant narratives in Islamic studies. Articles may explore, but are not limited to:
- Localized Islamic rituals, jurisprudence, and traditions
- Indigenous interpretations of Islamic texts
- Islam and oral traditions, memory, and myth
- Decolonial approaches to Islamic knowledge production
- Islam in relation to ethnicity, customary law (‘urf), and sacred geographies
- Comparative indigenous Islam across regions (e.g., Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the Pacific)
The journal encourages interdisciplinary submissions from fields such as anthropology, history, theology, sociology, linguistics, cultural studies, political ecology, and philology.
JINDIS prioritizes manuscripts that are empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and globally relevant while remaining rooted in local contexts. The journal aims to be a platform where indigenous voices and alternative knowledge systems can contribute to a more inclusive, nuanced, and dialogical understanding of Islam.
We publish original research articles, review essays, field reports, and conceptual papers only in English formats.
