Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. He received his PhD in International, Political and Strategic Studies from the Australian National University (ANU). He has published extensively on Islamic authority in Southeast Asia.|0

• About the Author, Preface, Abbreviations and acronyms, A note on translation, spelling, and other conventions, 1. Introduction, 2. Official ulama in Indonesia and Malaysia: Emergence, perception and authority, 3. The rise in piety and the roots of state co-optation, 4. MUI in the post-New Order: A capture in progress, 5. Malaysian muftis and official ulama: The state captured?, 6. Conclusion: The future of official ulama and state capture