April 29th, 2008

Indonesia Islamic Acappella


The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)


The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)


$39.50


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 vio…


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