The struggle of the Shi'is in Indonesia /

The struggle of the Shi'is in Indonesia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Zulkifli, 1966- author.
Imprint:	[Acton, A.C.T.] : ANU E Press, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 304 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Islam in Southeast Asia Islam in Southeast Asia series (Canberra (A.C.T.))
Subject:	Shīʻah -- Relations -- Sunnites. Sunnites -- Relations -- Shīʻah. Shīʿah -- Indonesia -- History. Minorities -- Indonesia -- History. Interfaith relations. Minorities. Shīʻah. Shiites. Sunnites. Indonesia. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11397074

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ISBN:	1925021300 1925021297 9781925021295 9781925021301
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304). English. Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 10/27/2020).
Summary:	The Struggle of the Shi'is in Indonesia is a pioneering work. It is the first comprehensive scholarly examination in English of the development of Shiism in Indonesia. It focuses primarily on the important period between 1979 and 2004 -- a period of nearly a quarter of a century that saw the notable dissemination of Shi'i ideas and a considerable expansion of the number of Shi'i adherents in Indonesia. Since Islam in Indonesia is overwhelmingly Sunni, this development of Shiism in a predominantly Sunni context is a remarkable phenomenon that calls for careful, critical investigation. There is also an important examination of the principal ideas underlying the Madhab Ahl al-Bayt, the Imamate and Imam Madhi, Ja'fari jurisprudence and ritual piety. Appropriately, in his discussion, Zulkifli provides a succinct outline of contrasts with Sunni ideas and practice. He also examines the publishing efforts that underpinned the dissemination of Shi'i ideas and the founding of IJABI (Ikatan Jamaah Ahlul Bait Indonesia) in July 2000 for the propagation of Ahl al-Bayt teachings. Given the Indonesian context, Zulkifli is also concerned with Sunni reactions to these Shi'i developments -- a story that continues to unfold to the present. This book as a work of great value and significance for the continuing understanding of the richness and complexity of Indonesian Islam.
Other form:	Print version: Zulkifli, 1966-. Struggle of the Shi'is in Indonesia. [Acton, A.C.T.] : ANU E Press, [2013] 9781925021295
Standard no.:	10.26530/OAPEN_462194

Table of Contents:

Foreword to The Struggle of the Shi'is in Indonesia / James J. Fox
A Note on transliteration
Introduction
1. The Formation of the Shi'i Community
2. The Leaders
3. The Madhhab
4. Da'Wa
5. Education
6. Publishing
7. The Mass Organisation Ijabi
8. Sunni responses to Shi'ism
9. Conclusion.