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A PEACEFUL JIHAD CONTEMPORARYANTHROPOLOGYOFRELIGION A series published with the Society for the Anthropology of Religion Robert Hefner, Series Editor Boston University Published by Palgrave Macmillan Body / Meaning / Healing By Thomas J. Csordas The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar By Michael Lambek After the Rescue: Jewish Identity and Community in ContemporaryDenmark By Andrew Buckser Empowering the Past, Confronting the Future By Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart Islam Obscured: The Rhetoric of Anthropological Representation By Daniel Martin Varisco Islam, Memory, and Morality in Yemen: Ruling Families inTransition By Gabrielle Vom Bruck A Peaceful Jihad: Negotiating Identity and Modernity in MuslimJava By Ronald Lukens-Bull A Peaceful Jihad Negotiating Identity and Modernity in Muslim Java Ronald Lukens-Bull APEACEFULJIHAD © Ronald Lukens-Bull,2005. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-6660-5 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-4039-6660-5 ISBN 978-1-4039-8029-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403980298 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lukens-Bull,Ronald. A peaceful jihad :negotiating identity and modernity in Muslim Java / Ronald Lukens-Bull. p.cm.—(Contemporary anthropology of religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.Islamic religious education—Indonesia—Java.2.Islamic modernism—Indonesia—Java.3.Islam—Social aspects—Indonesia— Java.4.Islam and state—Indonesia—Java.5.Java (Indonesia)—Religion. I.Title.II.Series. BP43.I5L84 2005 297(cid:1).09598(cid:1)2—dc22 2004043161 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:May 2005 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Katryne, Emmy, and Ronan This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi A Note on Transliteration and Spelling xiii Glossary xv Chapter 1 Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Identity 1 Chapter 2 The “House” that Change Built 25 Chapter 3 “Politics” by Other Means: Using Education to Negotiate Change 47 Chapter 4 Beyond Education 71 Chapter 5 You Are Who You Follow: Negotiating Leadership and Community Identity 91 Chapter 6 A Peaceful Jihad in a Globalizing World 119 Notes 133 References Cited 139 Index 149 This page intentionally left blank List of Illustrations Photo 1.1 Photo of Syehk Abdurrahman at Al-Hikam 3 Figures 2.1 Parental residence of Tebu Ireng Tsanawiyahgraduates 1995 26 2.2 Grounds of Tebu Ireng 29 3.1 Triangle of Islamic Ilmu(Sciences) (cf. Muhaimin 1995) 62 3.2 Types of pesantrenand types of curriculum 66 5.1 Kinds of kyaiand other religious figures 95 Table 3.1 Comparison of texts used at Tebu Ireng, An Nur, and in general 58
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