Research Catalog

Title

Mosques and imams : everyday Islam in eastern Indonesia / edited by Kathryn M. Robinson.

Publication

• Singapore : NUS Press, [2020]
• ©2021

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Additional Authors

• Robinson, Kathryn May, 1949-
• Sila, Muhammad Adlin, 1970-
• Saenong, Faried F.
• Yasir Alimi, Moh
• Halim, Wahyuddin, 1969-
• Nisa, Eva F.
• Winn, Phillip
• Hutagalung, Stella Aleida
• McWilliam, Andrew

Description

xiii, 277 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm

Summary

Islam is at home in many of the areas of eastern Indonesia, with the early 15th-century Masjid Tua Wapauwe in Northern Maluku arguably the oldest mosque in Indonesia. The studies collected in this volume present a rich introduction to the myriad ways of being Muslim across this diverse archipelago, from Sulawesi to Maluku and Nusa Tenggara Timor, as seen through the role of imams and the institution of the local mosque. The volume is not only unique in its geographic coverage, but also in the way it takes as an organising principle the individuals and institutions that embody Islam in local communities. The book complements and contributes to broader discussions of contemporary issues in Islam and other contemporary religions, including migration, proselytisation, networks, and changing models of religious authority. The new ethnographic work presented in each essay here, framed in relation to intersecting themes of religious authority and institutions, will certainly make a substantial contribution to the anthropology of Islam and Muslim societies with considerable resonance beyond the geographic region of its primary focus. It presents an important contribution to the fields of Southeast Asian Studies, Islamic Studies, and the Anthropology of Religion.

Alternative Title

Everyday Islam in eastern Indonesia

Subject

• Islam > Indonesia
• Muslims > Indonesia
• Imams (Mosque officers) > Indonesia
• Mosques > Indonesia
• Imams (Mosque officers)
• Islam
• Mosques
• Muslims
• Indonesia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Kathryn M. Robinson -- 1. 'Lebe' and Sultan: Serving the mosque and sustaining Royal authority / Muhammad Adlin Sila -- 2. Mediating religious and cultural disputes: 'Imam Desa' and conflict resolution in rural Indonesia / Faried F. Saenong -- 3. Shariasation, wedding rituals and the role of Imams in South Sulawesi / Moh Yasir Alimi -- 4. A Bugis 'Imam Desa': an authoritative voice in a changing world / Kathryn M. Robinson -- 5. The reproduction of Imams and their changing roles within the contemporary Muslim community in Wajo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia / Wahyuddin Halim -- 6. Negotiating a space in the mosque: women claiming religious authority / Eva F. Nisa -- 7. Mosques and their communities in Northern Ambon, Maluku: exploring local traditions as Islamic practice in Indonesia / Phillip Winn -- 8. Haji Badar Daeng Powero: a Bugis Imam and his roles in maintaining Islamic Law and Bugis Adat in Kupang / Stella Aleida Hutagalung -- 9. Being Muslim in Eastern Indonesia: contemporary / Andrew McWilliam.

Call Number

JFE 21-2857

ISBN

• 9789813251205
• 9813251204

OCLC

1144122575

Title

Mosques and imams : everyday Islam in eastern Indonesia / edited by Kathryn M. Robinson.

Publisher

Singapore : NUS Press, [2020]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Robinson, Kathryn May, 1949- editor.

Sila, Muhammad Adlin, 1970- contributor.

Saenong, Faried F., contributor.

Yasir Alimi, Moh, contributor.

Halim, Wahyuddin, 1969- contributor.

Nisa, Eva F., contributor.

Winn, Phillip, contributor.

Hutagalung, Stella Aleida, contributor.

McWilliam, Andrew, contributor.

Research Call Number

JFE 21-2857