The spread of Islam is one of the most significant processes of Indonesian history, but also one of the most obscure. Muslim traders had apparently been present in some parts of Indonesia for several centuries before Islam became established within the local communities. When, why and how the conversion of Indonesians began has been debated by several scholars, but no definite conclusions have…
GeologicaIly, 1ndonesia is complex. 1st consists of groups of large and small islands, situated between the Asiatic and the Australian Continents, and extends from 60 N. lat. to 110 S. lat. and 950 to 1400 E. long. The Archipelago is a heterogeneous geosyncIinal area divided into two dissimilar regions. One, the northwestern region, has been stabIe sin ce Pleistocene times; it has a quiet, reg…