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Record Nr.

UNISA996199793903316

Autore

Zamhari Arif

Titolo

Rituals of Islamic spirituality : a study of Majlis Dhikr groups in East Java / / Arif Zamhari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : The Australian National University, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-921666-25-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Islam in Southeast Asia

Disciplina

2297.359598

Soggetti

Islam - Rituals

Islam - Doctrines

Islamic sects - Indonesia - Jawa Timur

Sufism - Indonesia - Jawa Timur

Jawa Timur (Indonesia) Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

; Ch. 1 -- ; ch. 2, Innovation or aberration: Majlis Dhikr in contemporary Indonesian Islamic discourse -- ; ch. 3, The intellectual response of Indonesian Majlis Dhikr groups to some aspects of their ritual practices -- ; ch. 4, 'Turn to God and His Prophet': the spiritual path of the Ṣalawāt Wāḥidiyat group -- ; ch. 5, The veneration of Wali and Holy persons: the case of Istighāthat Iḥsāniyyat -- ; ch. 6, The awakening of the negligent: the Dhikr al- Ghāfīlin group.

Sommario/riassunto

"This study examines the emergence of new forms of Islamic spirituality in Indonesia identified as Majlis Dhikr. These Majlis Dhikr groups have proliferated on Java in the last two decades, both in urban and rural areas, and have attracted followers from a wide social background. The diverse aspects of these Majlis Dhikr groups - their rituals, teachings and strategies of dissemination as well as the popular understanding of these rituals and their contestation by critics and opponents - are examined in detail and illustrated by reference to three particular groups - Salawat Wahidiyat, Istighathat Ihsaniyyat and Dhikr al-Ghafilin each of which has its own distinctive features and



notable religious leadership. These Majlis Dhikr groups regard their activities as legitimate ritual practices that are in accordance with the legacy of Islamic Sufism based on the interpretation of the Qur'anic and Prophetic tradition."--Publisher's description.