Islamic Spectrum in Java (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754676263)

This empirically grounded work explores the emerging aspects of cultural politics in the world's most populous Muslim nation. It engages with complex issues of cultural translation, localization and globalization from various perspectives through analyzing a diverse range of cultural forms, including government or palace-based celebrations, ceremonies and rituals, modern student theatre, and Islamic revival sessions. With its discussion of both old and new Islamic movements, alongside the contested religious interpretations of public cultural events, this book will be of interest not only to anthropologists, but also to scholars of religion, culture and sociology.

Author: Timothy Daniels
ISBN-10: 0754676269
ISBN-13: 9780754676263
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2009
Pages: 210
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/30/2009 pg. 19
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 21