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The Islamic traditions of Cirebon : ibadat and adat among Javanese Muslims

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This work bears a coherent, sophisticated and convincing argument targeted to the work of Geertz on religion in Java, which has dominated scholarly debate for the better part of four decades. This is truly groundbreaking contribution because it does something which other have failed to do. It does not attack Geertz by adopting and then criticizing Geertz santri-priyayi-abangan categories. Rather. it offers the reader a compelling alternative set of conceptual categories.

Mr. Muhaimin, the writer, makes his position clear early in the development of his argument: "Geertz misconceived the real situation from the start, misunderstood as he went through and misinterpreted at the and (p.28)". In the body of the text Mr. Muhaimin sets about building his own interpretation, in which he listens to his key informants and concludes that the Cirebonese have a coherent view of the world, and that what they believe, what they do, and how they act are complementary on each other and grounded in traditional Islamic orthopraxy. Unlike Geertz, Mr. Muhaimin finds no Hinduism, that is, no reference to core Hindu deities, but rather a central belief in God as the sole Creator. No animism is also found, as the existence of spiritual beings is an integrated element of Islamic tradition.

In fact, rather than to worry about disputing Geertz major premise that Islam on Java is syncretic, Mr. Muhaimin prefers to address a central question posed by Hodgson why was the triumph of Islam in Java so complete. Mr. Muhaimin's anwers become his point of departure for describing the Cirebonese belief system and the institutions through which it is transmitted, which have always existed independent of the political power stuctures.

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Ketersediaan

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

2x6 MUH i

Penerbit

Jakarta : Religious Research and Development, and Training., 2004

Deskripsi Fisik

xx, 402 hlm.: ilus.; 21 cm.

Bahasa

Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

979-3561-90-4

Klasifikasi

2x6

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

unmediated

Tipe Pembawa

unspecified

Edisi

1st. ed.

Subjek

Sosial dan Budaya Islam

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

A.G. Muhaimin

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