Islamisation and Its Opponents in Java

A Political, Social, Cultural and Religious History, c. 1930 to Present

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19937194
AutoresM C Ricklefs (National University of Singapore, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Páginas576
Data de publicação2012-07-01
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoIslamisation and Its Opponents in Java (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraNUS Press (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.2307/j.ctv1qv3fh
OpenAlexW2345861618
Open LibraryOL28355494M
ISBN9789971696597
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas55

The Javanese - one of the largest ethnic groups in the Islamic world - were once mostly 'nominal Muslims' with pious believers a minority and the majority seemingly resistant to Islam's call for greater piety. Over the tumultuous period analyzed here - from the 1930s to the 2000s - that society has changed profoundly to become an extraordinary example of the rising religiosity that marks the modern age. \n \nIslamisation and Its Opponents in Java draws on a formidable body of sources, including interviews, archival documents and a vast range of published material, to situate the Javanese religious experience. Winner of the Kahin Prize from the Association of Asia Studies, the study has considerable relevance for much wider contexts. The final section of the book, which considers the significance of Java's religious history in global contexts, shows how it exemplifies a profound contest of values in the universal human search for a better life

Java · Programming language · Computer Science · Education and Character Development · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Asian history · History · Islam · Religion