Purifying the Faith
The Muhammadijan Movement in Indonesian Islam
Published on 30. January 1978
Book
Paperback/Softback
227 pages
978-1-4696-3515-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Muhammadijah (or Muhammadiyah) movement was founded by Ahmad Dahlan in 1912 and evolved to emphasize religious and secular education, personal moral responsibility, and a tolerance for other faiths. It is the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with an estimated 30 million followers. In 1970, James L. Peacock spent eight months in Indonesia immersing himself in the thinking, religious practice, and daily lives of Muhammadijah followers. Published in 1978, this historical and ethnographic study was one the first books about this major Islamic reform movement and is considered an insightful and relevant work to this day.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 halftones, 1 maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
206 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4696-3515-6 (9781469635156)
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Person
James L. Peacock is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author or editor of more than fifteen books, including The Anthropological Lens and Identity Matters: Ethnic and Sectarian Conflict. In 2016, Suara Muhammadiyah, the official press of the organization, published Purifying the Faith in its second Indonesian edition.