Islam and state in Sumatra : a study of seventeenth-century Aceh /

Islam and state in Sumatra : a study of seventeenth-century Aceh /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hadi, Amirul, 1962-
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 48 Islamic history and civilization ; v. 48.
Subject:	Islam -- Indonesia -- Sumatra. Islam and state -- Indonesia -- Sumatra. Islam. Islam and state. Sumatra (Indonesia) -- History. Indonesia -- Sumatra. History. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11137115

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ISBN:	1423711076 9781423711070 9047402049 9789047402046 9004129820 9789004129825 1280467304 9781280467301 9786610467303 6610467307
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	This work looks at the Islamic character of the Acehnese state in the 17th century. It examines not only its Islamic institutions but also its political culture and policies towards Islam. It includes a comparison of Aceh with other Islamic states in the region, especially Melaka and Mataram.
Other form:	Print version: Hadi, Amirul, 1962- Islam and state in Sumatra. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004 9004129820

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Note on Spelling and Transliteration; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The Sultanate of Aceh Prior to the Seventeenth Century: A Historical Sketch; CHAPTER TWO The Ruler and the Problem of Authority; CHAPTER THREE Royal Enclosure and Religious Ceremonies; CHAPTER FOUR Islamic Institutions and the state; CHAPTER FIVE A Comparative Analysis; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.