The crescent arises over the banyan tree a study of the Muhammadiyah movement in a central Javanese town, c. 1910-2010

"Part One of this book is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the author during 1970-72 on a local branch of the Muhammadiyah in the town of Kotagede, a suburb of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This work, first published in 1983, observed that the Muhammadiyah social and educational movement h...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nakamura, Mitsuo 1933- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2012
Edition:2nd enlarged edition
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • PART I: DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUHAMMADIYAH IN KOTAGEDE, c.1910s-1972
  • 1. Introduction: The Islamization of Java
  • 2. Kotagede under the Banyan Tree: Traditional Society and Religion
  • 3. The Beginning of the Muhammadiyah: Court Religious Officials and the Urban Middle Class
  • 4. The Development of the Muhammadiyah: Religion and Social Action
  • 5. The Sociology of Ummat Islam: Structure and Anti-Structure
  • 6. The Ideology of the Muhammadiyah: Tradition and Transformation
  • 7. Conclusion: Re-Islamization of Java and Postscript to Part I
  • PART II: KOTAGEDE REVISITED, 1972-2010
  • 8. Social Changes in Kotagede, 1972-2010
  • 9. The Achievements of the Muhammadiyah
  • 10. Internal Dynamics of the Muhammadiyah Movement
  • 11. Challenges Facing the Muhammadiyah
  • 12. Festival Kotagede: Conflict and Integration
  • 13. The May 2006 Earthquake and Reconstruction of Kotagede
  • 14. Concluding Remarks: Future of the Muhammadiyah and Postscript to Part II.