The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past
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Indonesian Islam is often portrayed as being intrinsically moderate by virtue of the role that mystical Sufism played in shaping its traditions. According to Western observers--from Dutch colonial administrators and orientalist scholars to modern anthropologists such as the late Clifford Geertz--Indonesia's peaceful interpretation of Islam has been perpetually under threat from outside by more violent, intolerant Islamic traditions that were originally...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691162166
ISBN13:9780691162164
Release Date:December 2013
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:3.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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