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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 the 1930s to the 2000s - that society has changed profoundly 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. 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.

Table of Contents:

• Half title page; Frontispiece; Title, copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; Transcription and orthography; Chapter 1: Islamisation in Java to c. 1930; Chapter 2: Under colonial rule: Javanese society and Islam in the 1930s; Chapter 3: War and Revolution, 1942-9:The hardening of boundaries; Chapter 4: The first freedom experiment: Aliran politics and Communist opposition to Islamisation, 1950-66
• Chapter 5: The totalitarian experiment (I):Kebatinan, Christian and government competition and the end of aliran politics, 1966-80sChapter 6: The totalitarian experiment (II):Grass-roots Islamisation and advancing Islamism, c. 1980s-98; Chapter 7: The political and social settings; Chapter 8: An Islamising society; Chapter 9: Efforts to impose conformity of Islamic belief; Chapter 10: Large-scale Modernist and Traditionalist movements on the defensive; Chapter 11: Older cultural styles on the defensive
• Chapter 12: The protagonists and new totalitarians: Smaller Islamist and Dakwahist movementsChapter 13: The remaining opposition:Seeking a neutral public space; Chapter 14: The Islamisation of theJavanese in three contexts; Appendix; Glossary; Key analytical terms; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index

Author/Creator:

Ricklefs, M. C.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Islamisation and Its Opponents in Java: a Political, Social, Cultural and Religious History, C. 1930 to Present [by Ricklefs, M.C.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Islamisation and Its Opponents in Java : A Political, Social, Cultural and Religious History, C. 1930 to Present [by Ricklefs, M.C.] (Singapore : NUS Press, ©2012)

Subjects:

Islam — Indonesia — Java

Java (Indonesia) — History

Java (Indonesia) — Religion

Islam

Religion

Indonesia — Java

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (598 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BP63.I5 .R535 2012eb

ISBNs:

9789971696597
9971696592

OCLC Numbers:

1089018711