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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zamhari, Arif, author.

Series:

Islam in Southeast Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Rituals.

Islam.

Islam--Doctrines.

Islamic sects--Indonesia--Jawa Timur.

Islamic sects.

Sufism--Indonesia--Jawa Timur.

Sufism.

Jawa Timur (Indonesia)--Religion.

Jawa Timur (Indonesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781921666254

1921666250

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459498