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Summary:

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 colonial rule through japanese occupation and Revolution to the chaotic democracy of the Sukarno period, the Soeharto regime's aspirant totalitarianism and the democratic period since -- the society has changed profundly to become an extraordinary example of the rising religiosity that marks the modern age. Islamisation 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 from the 1930s to the present day in its local political, social, cultural and religious settings. The concluding part of the author's monumental three-volume series assessing more than six centuries of the on-going Islamisation of the Javanese, the study has considerable relevance for much wider contexts. Beliefs, or disbeliefs, about the supernatural are important in all societies, and 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.

Author/Creator:

Ricklefs, M. C. (Merle Calvin)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English.

Main Work:

Islamisation and its opponents in Java: a political, social, cultural and religious history, c. 1930 to the present [by Ricklefs, M.C.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Islamisation and its opponents in Java [by Ricklefs, M.C.] (Singapore : NUS Press, ©2012 — ISBN 9780824837334; ISBN 0824837339; LCCN 2012015451; OCLC Number 793099494)

Related Series:

UPCC book collections on Project MUSE

Subjects:

Islam — Indonesia — Java

Java (Indonesia) — History

Java (Indonesia) — Religion

Islam

Religion

Indonesia — Java

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 576 pages) : illustrations (some color), map, portraits

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BP63.I5 R535 2012eb

ISBNs:

9789971696597
9971696592
9971696312 (print) [Invalid]
9789971696313 (print) [Invalid]
9780824837334 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
0824837339 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

830023217