The crescent arises over the Banyan Tree : A study of the Muhannadiyah movement in a Central Javanese Town, c.1910s-2010 / Mitsuo Nakamura
Imprint
Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Descript
xv, 428 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
CONTENT
Introduction: the Islamization of Java. -- Kotagede under the Banyan Tree: traditional society and religion. -- The beginning of the Muhammadiyah: court religious officials and the urban middle class. -- The development of the Muhammadiyah: religion and social action. -- The sociology of Ummat Islam: structure and anti-structure. -- The ideology of the Muhammadiyah: tradition and transformation. -- Conclusion: re-Islamization of Java. -- Social changes in Kotagede, 1972-2010. -- The achievements of the Muhammadiyah. -- Internal dynamics of the Muhammadiyah movement. -- Challenges facing the Muhammadiyah. -- Festival Kotagede: conflict and integration. -- The May 2006 earthquake and reconstruction of Kotagede. -- Concluding remarks: future of the Muhammadiyah.