Islamizing Java?: Religion and politics in rural East Java
The paper looks at the distinction between orthodox, or santri, Muslims and less orthodox, or abangan, Javanese. Recent ethnographic research from rural East Java indicates that changes in religious administration and political economy have resulted in a shift in the balance of cultural power, in at...
| Published in: | The journal of Asian studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1987
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The journal of Asian studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Indonesia
Jawa Timur
Muslime
Islam
Soziopolitischer Wandel
Socio-cultural change
Kolonialzeit
B Islam B Socio-cultural change B Political change B Colonialism B Muslim B Social change B Indonesia |
| Summary: | The paper looks at the distinction between orthodox, or santri, Muslims and less orthodox, or abangan, Javanese. Recent ethnographic research from rural East Java indicates that changes in religious administration and political economy have resulted in a shift in the balance of cultural power, in at least some former bastions of Javanese tradition in favour of greater Islamic orthodoxy. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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