About the book
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.
Editions of Islamic Spectrum in Java
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317112174
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317112181
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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.
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What is Islamic Spectrum in Java about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Islamic Spectrum in Java?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Anthropology
Where can I read a sample of Islamic Spectrum in Java?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317112174
Is Islamic Spectrum in Java part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Anthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Islamic Spectrum in Java?
Timothy Daniels
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Islamic Spectrum in Java is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317112174) and pdf(ISBN 9781317112181)