The Resource Muslims through discourse : religion and ritual in Gayo society, John R. Bowen
Muslims through discourse : religion and ritual in Gayo society, John R. Bowen
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- Summary
- In this rich account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia, John Bowen describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be--as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. Whereas many previous anthropological studies have concentrated on the purely local aspects of culture, this book captures and analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Current religious differences among the Gayo stem from debates between "traditionalist" and "modernist" scholars that began in the 1930s, and reveal themselves in the ways Gayo discuss and perform worship, sacrifice, healing, and rites of birth and death, all within an Islamic framework. Bowen considers the power these debates accord to language, especially in arguments over spells, rites of farming, hunting, and healing. Moreover, he traces in these debates a general conception of transacting with spirits that has shaped Gayo practices of sacrifice, worship, and aiding the dead. Bowen concludes by examining the development of competing religious ideas in the highlands, the alternative ritual forms and ideas they have pro-mulgated, and the implications of this phenomenon for the emergence of an Islamic public sphere
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 358 pages)
- Contents
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- PART 1. A GENEALOGY OF DIVERGENT UNDERSTANDINGS: 1. Introduction ; 2. Religious disputes in Takengen ; 3. Islamic knowledge in the Highlands, 1900-1990
- PART 2. POWERFUL SPEECH AND SPIRIT TRANSACTIONS: 4. Spells, prayer, and the power of words ; 5. The source of human powers in history ; 6. The healer's struggle ; 7. Exorcism and accountability ; 8. Farming, ancestors, and the sacred landscape ; 9. Adam and Eve's children
- PART 3. NEGOTIATING PUBLIC RITUALS: 10. Transacting through food: The Kenduri and its critics ; 11. Speaking for the dead ; 12. Sacrifice, merit, and self-interest ; 13. Worship and public life ; 14. The social forms of religious change
- Isbn
- 9780691221588
- Label
- Muslims through discourse : religion and ritual in Gayo society
- Title
- Muslims through discourse
- Title remainder
- religion and ritual in Gayo society
- Statement of responsibility
- John R. Bowen
- Subject
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- Gayo
- Gayo
- Gayo
- Gayo (Indonesian people) -- Religious life and customs
- Gayo (Peuple d'Indonésie) -- Vie religieuse
- Gayos (Peuple d'Indonésie) -- Vie religieuse
- Gayos (peuple d'Indonésie) -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Indonesia -- Sumatra
- Islam
- Islam
- Islam
- Islam -- Indonesia | Sumatra
- Electronic books
- Islam -- Indonésie | Sumatra
- Manners and customs
- Religieuze aspecten
- Religionssoziologie
- Religiöses Leben
- Riten
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | General
- Sumatra
- Sumatra (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs
- Sumatra (Indonésie) -- Moeurs et coutumes
- Sumatra (Indonésie) -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Islam -- Indonésie | Sumatra
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this rich account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia, John Bowen describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be--as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. Whereas many previous anthropological studies have concentrated on the purely local aspects of culture, this book captures and analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Current religious differences among the Gayo stem from debates between "traditionalist" and "modernist" scholars that began in the 1930s, and reveal themselves in the ways Gayo discuss and perform worship, sacrifice, healing, and rites of birth and death, all within an Islamic framework. Bowen considers the power these debates accord to language, especially in arguments over spells, rites of farming, hunting, and healing. Moreover, he traces in these debates a general conception of transacting with spirits that has shaped Gayo practices of sacrifice, worship, and aiding the dead. Bowen concludes by examining the development of competing religious ideas in the highlands, the alternative ritual forms and ideas they have pro-mulgated, and the implications of this phenomenon for the emergence of an Islamic public sphere
- Cataloging source
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bowen, John R.
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gayos (Peuple d'Indonésie)
- Gayo (Indonesian people)
- Islam
- Sumatra (Indonesia)
- Gayo (Peuple d'Indonésie)
- Islam
- Sumatra (Indonésie)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Islam
- Manners and customs
- Indonesia
- Islam
- Riten
- Gayo
- Religieuze aspecten
- Gayo
- Gayo
- Islam
- Religionssoziologie
- Religiöses Leben
- Sumatra
- Gayos (peuple d'Indonésie)
- Islam
- Sumatra (Indonésie)
- Gayo
- Label
- Muslims through discourse : religion and ritual in Gayo society, John R. Bowen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-351) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- PART 1. A GENEALOGY OF DIVERGENT UNDERSTANDINGS: 1. Introduction ; 2. Religious disputes in Takengen ; 3. Islamic knowledge in the Highlands, 1900-1990 -- PART 2. POWERFUL SPEECH AND SPIRIT TRANSACTIONS: 4. Spells, prayer, and the power of words ; 5. The source of human powers in history ; 6. The healer's struggle ; 7. Exorcism and accountability ; 8. Farming, ancestors, and the sacred landscape ; 9. Adam and Eve's children -- PART 3. NEGOTIATING PUBLIC RITUALS: 10. Transacting through food: The Kenduri and its critics ; 11. Speaking for the dead ; 12. Sacrifice, merit, and self-interest ; 13. Worship and public life ; 14. The social forms of religious change
- Control code
- on1206364261
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 358 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691221588
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv17344hz
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1206364261
- Label
- Muslims through discourse : religion and ritual in Gayo society, John R. Bowen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-351) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- PART 1. A GENEALOGY OF DIVERGENT UNDERSTANDINGS: 1. Introduction ; 2. Religious disputes in Takengen ; 3. Islamic knowledge in the Highlands, 1900-1990 -- PART 2. POWERFUL SPEECH AND SPIRIT TRANSACTIONS: 4. Spells, prayer, and the power of words ; 5. The source of human powers in history ; 6. The healer's struggle ; 7. Exorcism and accountability ; 8. Farming, ancestors, and the sacred landscape ; 9. Adam and Eve's children -- PART 3. NEGOTIATING PUBLIC RITUALS: 10. Transacting through food: The Kenduri and its critics ; 11. Speaking for the dead ; 12. Sacrifice, merit, and self-interest ; 13. Worship and public life ; 14. The social forms of religious change
- Control code
- on1206364261
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 358 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691221588
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv17344hz
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1206364261
Subject
- Gayo
- Gayo
- Gayo
- Gayo (Indonesian people) -- Religious life and customs
- Gayo (Peuple d'Indonésie) -- Vie religieuse
- Gayos (Peuple d'Indonésie) -- Vie religieuse
- Gayos (peuple d'Indonésie) -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Indonesia -- Sumatra
- Islam
- Islam
- Islam
- Islam -- Indonesia | Sumatra
- Electronic books
- Islam -- Indonésie | Sumatra
- Manners and customs
- Religieuze aspecten
- Religionssoziologie
- Religiöses Leben
- Riten
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | General
- Sumatra
- Sumatra (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs
- Sumatra (Indonésie) -- Moeurs et coutumes
- Sumatra (Indonésie) -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Islam -- Indonésie | Sumatra
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