Revival Ritual and the Mobilization of Late-modern Islamic Selves
In: Journal of religious and political practice, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 47-57
ISSN: 2056-6107
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In: Journal of religious and political practice, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 47-57
ISSN: 2056-6107
In: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian affairs: RIMA, Volume 46, Issue 2, p. 1-24
ISSN: 0034-6594, 0815-7251
In: Modern Asian studies, Volume 44, Issue 5, p. 1029-1051
ISSN: 1469-8099
In: Modern Asian studies, Volume 44, Issue 5, p. 1029-1052
ISSN: 0026-749X
In: Modern Asian studies, Volume 44, Issue 5, p. 1029-1051
ISSN: 1469-8099
AbstractIslam's devotional and mystical tradition, Sufism (tasawwuf), is commonly cast as antithetical to Salafi Islam. Self-identified 'Salafis', with their ideological roots in anti-liberal strands of twentieth-century modernist Islam, do commonly view Sufis as heretics propagating practices wrongly introduced into Islam centuries after the time of the pious ancestors (the Salaf). Yet reformist zeal that fixes on the singular importance of the Salaf (particularly the Prophet Muhammad and his principal companions) as models for correct piety can also be found amongst Sufis. This paper calls attention to the Salafist colouration of Sufism in two areas of popular culture: television preaching and the popular religious 'how-to' books and DVDs that make the preachers' messages available for purchase. It reprises the teachings of two of the best known Indonesian Muslim televangelists, 'Hamka' (b. 1908, d. 1981) and M. Arifin Ilham (b. 1969), both of whom also happen to be champions of Sufism, and analyses the different rhetorical uses each has made of references to the 'Salaf' and the notion of 'Salafist' Islam.
In: Sociology of religion, Volume 58, Issue 2, p. 141
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian affairs: RIMA, Volume 46, Issue 2, p. 47-75
ISSN: 0034-6594, 0815-7251
In: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian affairs: RIMA, Volume 35, Issue 2, p. 33-59
ISSN: 0034-6594, 0815-7251
In: Asian studies review, Volume 27, Issue 1, p. 99-139
ISSN: 1467-8403