Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account

ISBN-13: 9780521624442 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 292 str.

Andrew Beatty

Opis

Java is famous for its combination of diverse cultural forms and religious beliefs. In this most comprehensive study of Javanese religion since Clifford Geertz's classic study, Andrew Beatty considers Javanese solutions to problems of cultural difference, and how villagers make sense of their complex, multi-layered culture. Pantheist mystics, supernaturalists, orthodox Muslims and Hindu converts at once construct contrasting faiths and create a common ground through syncretist ritual. Vividly evoking the local religious life, this book probes beyond the surface of ritual and cosmology, revealing the compromise inherent in practical religion.

Recenzje

' … fascinating study of religious diversity in Java's easternmost region of Banyuwangi …' Benjamin Zimmer, In Brief Anthropology

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The Slametan: agreeing to differ; 3. The sanctuary; 4. A Javanese cult; 5. Practical Islam; 6. Javanism; 7. Sangkan paran: a Javanist sect; 8. Javanese Hinus; 9. Conclusion.