Struggling for the Umma

Changing Leadership Roles of Kiai in Jombang, East Java

Bibliographic Data

ID19929383
AuthorsEndang Turmudı (0000-0002-7152-3250, corresponding author), Endang Turmudi
Year2007
Pages214
Publication date2007-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueStruggling for the Umma (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.22459/su.10.2006
OpenAlexW4301459277
ISBN9781920942427
Open LibraryOL27089882M
Google BooksthrtmDsd6KAC
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

This thesis focuses on the relationship of Indonesian kiai (‘ulama: religious leaders) in Jombang to their wider social and political situation. It argues that the charismatic authority exerted through the leadership of the kiai in Java has limitations in terms of its legitimacy. At the very least it has boundaries that determine areas or circumstances for its legitimate

Charisma · Charismatic authority · Indonesian · Java · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Programming language · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Community leadership · Indonesia · Islam · Islam and politics · N.U. (Organization) · politics and government · Publishing · Ulama · Ummah (Islam)

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