| Sinopsis |
The field of intercultural communication (ICC) has long been a vital pillar of modern education, yet its traditional frameworks have largely been defined by Western-centric, secular paradigms. While models proposed by scholars such as Edward T. Hall and Geert Hofstede have provided valuable empirical tools, they frequently overlook or marginalize the spiritual and metaphysical dimensions essential to the Muslim worldview. This textbook, Intercultural Communication in Islamic Contexts, is born from the conviction that diversity is not a problem to be managed, but a purposeful divine design—a series of "signs" (āyah) intended to facilitate mutual recognition (taʿārafū) and moral growth.
This book is the culmination of a collaborative research project between Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi, Indonesia, and Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Malaysia. Our motivation was sparked by a critical gap in current higher education: the tendency to treat Islamic values as mere "add-ons" to a secular curriculum, which often results in "xenocentrism"—the idealization of foreign values over one’s own spiritual heritage. By reclaiming Islamic epistemology, we offer a "Third Way" that integrates the metaphysical principle of Tawḥīd (Divine Oneness) with practical communication skills. |
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