The Religion of Java by Clifford Geertz (PDF)

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Written with a rare combination of analysis and speculation, this comprehensive study of Javanese religion is one of the few books on the religion of a non-Western people which emphasizes variation and conflict in belief as well as similarity and harmony. The reader becomes aware of the intricacy and depth of Javanese spiritual life and the problems of political and social integration reflected in the religion. The Religion of Java will interest specialists in Southeast Asia, anthropologists and sociologists concerned with the social analysis of religious belief and ideology, students of comparative religion, and civil servants dealing with governmental policy toward Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover ‘The Religion of Java makes new and important contributions to our understanding of Javanese life; it is well-documented; it is clearly written; it is perceptively and creatively conceived.’ The Religion of Java will interest specialists in Southeast Asia, anthropologists and sociologists concerned with the social analysis of religious belief and ideology, students of comparative religion, and civil servants dealing with governmental policy toward Indonesia and Southeast Asia. About the Author Clifford Geertz is the Harold S. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author of many books, including Islam Observed and Peddlars and Princes and, with Hildred Geertz, Kinship in Bali (all published by the University of Chicago Press).

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Good book,good seller,five stars.

⭐this is a legendary book for those who take south east asian studies. highly recommend it for those who study sociology of Islam in Indonesia. i give 4 stars because the book appearance, not because the content. the content is 6 stars for me.

⭐Geertz’s title, “The Religion of Java” is a bit overreaching. His book does explore the religious and social dynamics of a Central Java area in the 1950’s. Surprisingly, much of what he had to say is relevant today. Twelve of my twenty years of living in Indonesia were in Java. No one volume can adequately explore the religious dynamics of the island of Java. The differences between Central and East Java are great and these are both basically Javanese. West Java, being populated primarily by Sudanese is very different from the other two sections.Geertz, like other anthropologists, always discovers attitudes and practices that confirm the theory he is trying to reinforce. Some of his conclusions seem rather forced but that’s common in the `science’ of anthropology.The book is a good read. I am already well read regarding Indonesia and particularly Java and was delighted to discover many things that I was unaware of. Geertz gave meaning to some practices that I had observed many times but without comprehension.

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