How Muslims in Indonesia consider their religious practices, politics and culture as Islamic is described in this volume. By examining the various ways Bima Muslims constitute their Islamic identities and agencies through rituals and festivals, this book argues that religious practice is still vigorous in present Bima. It explores the reproduction of religious meanings among various local Muslims and the differences between social groups. Islam is represented as divided between the traditionalist Muslims and the reformist Muslims, between the royal family and the ordinary Muslims, and between Muslim clerics and lay people. Consequently, there is no single picture of Islam. As Bima Muslims construe their Islam in response to their surroundings, what it means to be a Muslim is constantly being negotiated. The complexity of religious life has been a result of the duality of socio-political settings in Bima which stems from the early period of the Islamization of Bima to the present.
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"I think the work is a valuable book with a wealth of new and as yet unrecorded information on Islam as practiced in Bima, obtained from fieldwork. One of the interesting things it shows is that the commonly accepted dichotomy between traditionalist Muslims (organized in the Nadlatul Ulama) on the one hand and the reformist Muslims (organized in the Muhammadiyah) is not fully tenable and that the boundaries between these two orientations within Islam are actually blurred, e.g. in the sensitive issue of traditional healing. The part on the Hanta Ua Pua Festival shows in an interesting way how religion is linked to the peculiar traditional dual power structure in Bima. All in all, this is the best book on Islam in everyday life in Bima, which I know of." -- Nico Kaptein, University of Leiden "This book contains a great deal of material on contemporary expressions of Islam in a part of Indonesia that is famous for its piety. One of the aims of the book is to show how villagers have continued to maintain a large degree of local social cohesion in the performance of a variety of rituals despite the over-arching presence of a global conflict in the Islamic world between traditionalist mysticism and scripturalist rationalism." -- Thomas Gibson, University of Rochester "This dissertation provides important ethnographic insights and theoretical arguments that shed light on the relationship between local politics and everyday Islam. With deep historical insights about local and transnational connection to Bima, the author observes how, during a moment of decentralization and regional autonomy, a once-forbidden ritual touting the arrival of Islam to Bima experiences a resurgence. Rather than ascribing this shift to ostensibly Islamic practice, the author argues compellingly that religion must be understood within a wider field of patronage and power relations, notably a clever shift in tactics from a Golkar-era party enthusiast to a post-authoritarian embrace of the power of Bima's sultanate. This research provides a great contribution to a relative dearth of good ethnography of Muslim life in eastern Indonesia. . . The author has filled an important void in our scholarly understanding about the cultural politics of Islam in eastern Indonesia. This dissertation would likely be well received by scholars of religion, anthropology, and political science, and I look forward to reading the published version." -- Mark Woodward, University of Boston
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13 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-90-8728-362-9 (9789087283629)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Muhammad Adlin Sila is currently working at Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) and is a lecturer at the State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta. His research focuses mainly on social anthropology and religious studies.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgement
Notes on Transliteration and Style
Chapter One Introduction
1.1. Why Bima Is Important?
1.2. Sultan and Raja Bicara: Dyadic Leadership
1.3. Being Muslim as a Social Phenomenon
1.4. Outline of the Book
Chapter Two Background of Study
2.1 . Previous Studies on Islam and Muslims in Bima
2.2 . Methodological and Theoretical Framework
2.3 . Bima as a Study Site
The people
The place
2.4 . Choosing the Field
2.5 . Methods of Collecting Data
Chapter Three Hanta Ua Pua: Delivering Betel and Accepting Islam
3.1. The Historical Accounts of the Festival
3.2. Dato di Banda and Kampung Melayu
3.3. The Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
3.4. Mawlid Texts: the many versions of written words praising the Prophet
3.5. The Festival of Hanta Ua Pua
3.6. Majelis Hadat Dana Mbojo and Hanta Ua Pua: the politics of festival
3.7. The local dimension of the NU and Muhammadiyah in Bima
3.8. Conclusion
Chapter Four Imam and Royal Mosque
1.1. Imam and Sultan
1.2. Imam and Royal Foundation
1.3. Everyday Rituals among Muslims
1.4. Social Dimension of Ritual Prayers
1.5. Accommodation during Ramadan Ritual Prayers
1.6. The Festival of Breaking the Fast: Idul Fitri
1.7. Friday Congregational Prayers: regional bylaws and politics of ritual
1.8. Conclusion
Chapter Five Sando and Spirt Possession: Engaging with the spirit and healing the sick
5.1. Sando, Spirit Possession and Spirit Mediumship
5.2. The Local Belief in Supernatural Beings and the Types of Illness
5.3. Religious Reformism in the Belief in Ancestral pirits: From parafu ro pambora to padasa
5.4. The Power of Water and the Qur'anic Verses in Healing Rituals
5.5. Being Submissive and Healing the Sick with the Help of God: karana ala
5.6. Protecting the Village, Asking for Salvation: doa dana
5.7. Healing Practice and Its Relationship to Islamic Mysticism
5.8. Fitua, Silsilah and the Seven Grade (Martabat Tujuh)
5.9. Conclusion
Chapter Six
Life-cycle Rituals: Praying from unborn to birth and becoming Muslim
6.1. Concepts of Solidarity in Lifetime Rituals
6.2. Ritual for a Pregnant Mother
6.3. Birth Delivery Ritual
6.4. Hair-shaving and Name-giving
6.5. Circumcision
6.6. Complete Qur'an Recital and Veiling
6.7. Conclusion
Chapter Seven Life-cycle Rituals: Marriage and Death, Getting Together in Joy and Sadness
7.1. Village Gatherings
7.2. Marriage Ceremony
7.3. Bride-service at Prospective In-laws' Residence
7.4. Marriage Payment Delivery
7.5. Henna Night
7.6. Marriage Contract Ceremony
7.7. Commemoration of the Deceased
7.8. Feasting and Praying for the Deceased
7.9. Conclusion
Chapter Eight Concluding Remarks
8.1. Religiosity
8.2. Politics
8.3. Cultural Diversity
8.4. Conclusion
Notes
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
