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Purifying the Faith: The Muhammadijan Movement in Indonesian Islam

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Purifying the Faith: The Muhammadijan Movement in Indonesian Islam - Peacock, James L.
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The Muhammadijah (or Muhammadiyah) movement was founded by Ahmad Dahlan in 1912 and evolved to emphasize religious and secular education, personal moral responsibility, and a tolerance for other faiths. It is the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with an estimated 30 million followers. In 1970, James L. Peacock spent eight months in Indonesia immersing himself in the thinking, religious practice, and daily lives of Muhammadijah followers. Published in 1978, this historical and ethnographic study was one the ...

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Purifying the Faith: The Muhammadijan Movement in Indonesian Islam 2017, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill

ISBN-13: 9781469635156

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