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Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account

Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Book 111

Comparative ReligionReligion General Anthropology

ISBN10: 0521624738
ISBN13: 9780521624732
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 8 1999
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.01 Depth: 8.93
Language: English
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.

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