| Description |
ix, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
PART 1. A GENEALOGY OF DIVERGENT UNDERSTANDINGS: 1. Introduction ; 2. Religious disputes in Takengen ; 3. Islamic knowledge in the Highlands, 1900-1990 -- PART 2. POWERFUL SPEECH AND SPIRIT TRANSACTIONS: 4. Spells, prayer, and the power of words ; 5. The source of human powers in history ; 6. The healer's struggle ; 7. Exorcism and accountability ; 8. Farming, ancestors, and the sacred landscape ; 9. Adam and Eve's children -- PART 3. NEGOTIATING PUBLIC RITUALS: 10. Transacting through food: The Kenduri and its critics ; 11. Speaking for the dead ; 12. Sacrifice, merit, and self-interest ; 13. Worship and public life ; 14. The social forms of religious change. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-351) and index. |
| Subject |
Gayo (Indonesian people) -- Religious life and customs.
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Islam -- Indonesia -- Sumatra.
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Sumatra (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs.
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| ISBN |
0691094756 |
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0691028702 paperback |
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