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Author Turmudi, Endang

Title Struggling for the Umma : changing leadership roles of kiai in Jombang, East Java / Turmudi Endang
Edition [2006 ed.]
Published Canberra, A.C.T. : Co-published by ANU E Press and Asia Pacific Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 214 pages)
Series Islam in Southeast Asia series
Islam in Southeast Asia series (Online)
Contents Introduction -- Kiai and the pesantren -- Kiaiship through the Tarekat movement -- The social reality of kiaiship -- The kiai and the dynamics of politics at the local level -- Islam and politics: implications in electoral behaviour -- The kiai in the context of socio-political change -- The kiai's effort in remoulding relationships with other Muslim groups -- Conclusion
Summary Focuses on the heartland of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, and on the role of ulama (religious leaders), or kiai as they are known in Java, within NU. Based on substantial fieldwork, this study provides an informed glimpse into the intimate relationships among kiai, their role in local and national politics and their leadership of the Islamic community. Argues that the charismatic authority exerted through the leadership of the kiai in Java has limitations in terms of its legitimacy. At the very least it has boundaries that determine areas or circumstances for its legitimate expression. It also argues that the kiai's influence in politics is not as strong as in other domains
Notes Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.), Australian National University, February 1996
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes The thesis was translated into Indonesian and was published under the title, Perselingkuhan Kiai dan Kekuasasan by the Yogyakarta publisher, Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial (LKiS) in 2003
Subject N.U. (Organization) -- Publishing
SUBJECT N.U. (Organization) fast
Subject Community leadership -- Indonesia -- Java
Ulama -- Indonesia -- Java
Islam and politics -- Indonesia -- Java
Islamic sociology.
RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
Community leadership
Islam and politics
Islamic sociology
Politics and government
Publishers and publishing
Ulama
SUBJECT Java (Indonesia) -- Politics and government
Subject Indonesia -- Java
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1920942432
9781920942434
Other Titles Changing leadership roles of kiai in Jombang, East Java