Divine Inspirations

Acknowledgements About the Companion Website List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction: The World of Islam in the Music of Indonesia David Harnish, Anne Rasmussen Part I Tensions, Change, and Problematic Histories 1 Past and Present Issues of Islam within the Central Javanese Gamelan and Wayang Kulit Sumarsam 2 Tensions between Adat (Custom) and Agama (Religion) in the Music of Lombok David Harnish Part II Mysticism and Devotionalism 3 "The Muslim Sisterhood": Transnational Feminism(s) and the Work of Indonesian Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective Anne Rasmussen 4 Brai in Performance: Devotion and Art in Java Matthew Isaac Cohen 5 Self-Defense and Music in Muslim Contexts in West Java Uwe U. Pätzold Part III Global Currents and Discourse 6 From "Dust" to Platinum: Global Currents Through the Malay World of Musical Islam Charles Capwell 7 "Authentic" Islamic Sound? Orkes Gambus Music, the Arab Idiom and Sonic Symbols in Indonesian Islamic Musical Arts Birgit Berg 8 The Discourse on Islam and Music in West Java, with Emphasis on the Music Group, ath-Thawaf Wim van Zanten Part IV Contemporary Performative Worlds 9 "Art with a Muslim Theme" and "Art with a Muslim Flavor" among Women of West Aceh Margaret Kartomi 10 Islam, Politics, and the Dynamic of Contemporary Music in Indonesia R. Franki Notosudirdjo 11 Morality and its (Dis)contents: Dangdut and Islam in Indonesia Andrew Weintraub Epilogue Judith Becker Glossary Index