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What Is Religious Authority?: Cultivating Islamic Communities in Indonesia

Hardback

Main Details

Title What Is Religious Authority?: Cultivating Islamic Communities in Indonesia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ismail Fajrie Alatas
SeriesPrinceton Studies in Muslim Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
Islam
ISBN/Barcode 9780691204307
ClassificationsDewey:297.6109598
Audience
General
Illustrations 10 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 22 June 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

An anthropologist's groundbreaking account of how Islamic religious authority is assembled through the unceasing labor of community building on the island of Java This compelling book draws on Ismail Fajrie Alatas's unique insights as an anthropologist to provide a new understanding of Islamic religious authority, showing how religious leaders u

Author Biography

Ismail Fajrie Alatas is assistant professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University. Twitter and Instagram @ifalatas

Reviews

"Through this highly original study of such articulatory labours in Java, Alatas has written one of the most important books on Islam in Indonesia in years, and crafted a work that deserves to become a central reference for all scholars of Islam and Islamic authority."---Robert W. Hefner, Journal of Islamic Studies "Successfully argues that what is known as "Islam the universal religion" does not reside in the consistency of its teachings. However, one aspect of Islam that is universal is the work of congregational building."---Hasan Mustapa, International Journal of Asian Studies "Provides rich insights for readers who wish to gain a better understanding of comparative Islamic authority. The author's success in blending historical, anthropological and political analyses together makes this book a worthwhile read and a useful source of reference for scholars interested in Islam in Indonesia." * Contemporary Southeast Asia * "A groundbreaking contribution. . . . The book will certainly find its ways to become an important reference in the historical and anthropological study of Islam and religious authority in Indonesia from the premodern to the present times."---Wahyuddin Halim, Religion and Social Communication "A theoretical contribution that presents not only a refined understanding of Islamic authority but also the universality of Islam as a 'concrete universality'."---Zacky Khairul Umam, International Quarterly for Asian Studies