Polarizing Javanese Society: Islamic and Other Visions (C. 1830-1930)

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"Ricklefs grounds his study of Javanese religious change in the material reality of the island. This is very fine social history." --James Rush, Arizona State University

By the early nineteenth century, Islam had come to be the religious element in Javanese identity. But it was a particular kind of Islam, here called the "mystic synthesis." This Javanese mysticism had three notable characteristics: Javanese held firmly to their identity...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0824831527

ISBN13:9780824831523

Release Date:October 2007

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:316 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Polarizing Javanese Society: Islamic and Other Visions (C. 1830-1930)

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