Islamic narrative and authority in Southeast Asia : from the 16th to the 21st century /
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| Author / Creator: | Gibson, Thomas, 1956- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. |
| Description: | xii, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary anthropology of religion |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7804789 |
| Summary: | This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state. These notions have coexisted in Southeast Asia since the Sixteenth century and influence politics to this day. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403979839 9781403979834 |
