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Religion of Java, The

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Outline: A rare combination of analysis and speculation, this work is the first comprehensive study ever made of Javanese religion as a whole. It is also one of the few books on the religion of a non-Western people to emphasize variation and conflict in belief as well as similarity and harmony. The author reveals the nature of Javanese religious belief by focusing on the practices of one typical community: Modjokuto, a small town in east central Java, a half-day's drive from Surabaja, the Provincial capital. Following the Modjokuto people's own view of the matter, three main religious subtraditions are spotlighted: the abangan , largely characteristic of the poorer peasantry and more-or-less typical of Southeast Asian "folk religion": the santri, indicative of more orthodox Islamic belief and characteristic mainly of the urban trading classes and some wealthier peasants; and the prijaji, whih stresses Hindu-Buddhist elements and is found chiefly among the educated, urban upper classes, particularly the civil servant group. The reader is shown the intricacy and depth of Javanese spiritual life, and many problems that loom so importantly in Java - and Indonesia - on political and social levels are seen to have their counterparts on the religious level as well. The Religion of Java is of absorbing interest to specialists in Southeast Asian affairs, in whatever academic field; to anthropologists and sociologists concerned with the analysis of religious belief and ideology; those occupied in any way with government policy toward Indonesia and Southeast Asia; and anyone concerned with the nature of religious experience.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

299.9222 G298r c.1

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New York, USA : The Free Press of Glencoe., 1964

Deskripsi Fisik

392

Bahasa

English

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Klasifikasi

299.9222

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First Edition

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