A Peaceful Jihad: Negotiating Identity and Modernity in Muslim Java

166 Pages·2005·0.84 MB·English

by  Ronald Lukens-Bull (auth.)

A PEACEFUL JIHAD
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A Peaceful Jihad: Negotiating Identity and Modernity in
MuslimJava
By Ronald Lukens-Bull
A Peaceful Jihad
Negotiating Identity and
Modernity in Muslim Java
Ronald Lukens-Bull
APEACEFULJIHAD
© Ronald Lukens-Bull,2005.
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Lukens-Bull,Ronald.
A peaceful jihad :negotiating identity and modernity in Muslim Java /
Ronald Lukens-Bull.
p.cm.—(Contemporary anthropology of religion)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Islamic religious education—Indonesia—Java.2.Islamic
modernism—Indonesia—Java.3.Islam—Social aspects—Indonesia—
Java.4.Islam and state—Indonesia—Java.5.Java (Indonesia)—Religion.
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
A Note on Transliteration and Spelling xiii
Glossary xv
Chapter 1
Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Identity 1
Chapter 2
The “House” that Change Built 25
Chapter 3
“Politics” by Other Means: Using Education
to Negotiate Change 47
Chapter 4
Beyond Education 71
Chapter 5
You Are Who You Follow: Negotiating Leadership
and Community Identity 91
Chapter 6
A Peaceful Jihad in a Globalizing World 119
Notes 133
References Cited 139
Index 149
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List of Illustrations
Photo
1.1 Photo of Syehk Abdurrahman at Al-Hikam 3
Figures
2.1 Parental residence of Tebu Ireng
Tsanawiyahgraduates 1995 26
2.2 Grounds of Tebu Ireng 29
3.1 Triangle of Islamic Ilmu(Sciences)
(cf. Muhaimin 1995) 62
3.2 Types of pesantrenand types of curriculum 66
5.1 Kinds of kyaiand other religious figures 95
Table
3.1 Comparison of texts used at Tebu Ireng,
An Nur, and in general 58