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Author Beatty, Andrew.

Title Varieties of Javanese religion : an anthropological account / Andrew Beatty.

Publication Info. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [1999]
©1999

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Description 1 online resource (civ, 272 pages) : illustrations, map.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 111
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 111.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-268) and index.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of plates; Glossary; 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 Hindus; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
Summary This is the most comprehensive book on Javanese religion since Clifford Geertz's famous study of 1960. Written in a vivid, jargon-free style, it should appeal to students of anthropology, comparative religion, and Islam, and to anyone interested in understanding how an exotic religion is practised.
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Subject Java (Indonesia) -- Religion.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Beatty, Andrew. Varieties of Javanese religion. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999 0521624444 (DLC) 98038613 (OCoLC)39654894
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