A Peaceful Jihad

Negotiating Identity and Modernity in Muslim Java
2005. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4039-6660-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

Reihe: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion

Based on extensive ethnographic research, this book examines how the Islamic community in Java, Indonesia, is actively negotiating both modernity and tradition in the contexts of nation-building, globalisation, and a supposed clash of civilizations. The pesantren community, so-called because it is centered around an educational institution called the pesantren, uses education as a central arena for dealing with globalization and the construction and maintenance of an Indonesian Islamic identity. However, the community's efforts to wrestle with these issues extend beyond education into the public sphere in general and specifically in the area of leadership and politics. The case material is used to understand Muslim strategies and responses to civilizational contact and conflict. Scholars, educated readers, and advanced undergraduates interested in Islam, religious education, the construction of religious identity in the context of national politics and globalization will find this work useful.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lukens-Bull, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Identity The 'House' That Change Built 'Politics' By Other Means: Using Education to Negotiate Change Beyond Education You Are Who You Follow: Negotiating Leadership and Community Identity A Peaceful Jihad in a Globalizing World References Cited

Über Autor(innen)

RONALD LUKENS-BULL is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Florida, USA.