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Global and Local in Indonesian Islam

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: One important aspect of globalisation is the process of Islamisation of Indonesia.For many centuries this precess consisted of a constant stream of ideas and practices from Mecca to Indonesia.fldjis and Arab traders were the carriers of this cultural flow, which was largely one-directional.Cultural practices originating frorn the Middle East were integrated into local custom and belief.Such well-known cultural and to the syncretistic rule and as a security risk: the Arab traders and religious teachers <especially

Source: Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

DOI: 10.20495/tak.37.2_158

Author: Martin van Bruinessen

Institution: Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Princeton University, Harvard University, Arizona State University, University of Arizona

OpenAlex ID: W2103087546

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Cites: 14

Cited by: 47

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