The Makings of Indonesian Islam : Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011
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Description
1 online resource (324 pages)
Contents
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Archival Referents; Part One: Inspiration, Rememoration, Reform; Part Two: Power in Quest of Knowledge; Part Three: Orientalism Engaged; Part Four: Sufi Pasts, Modern Futures; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Index
Summary
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
