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Author:

Lu˜cking, Mirjam, 1986- author.

Title:

Indonesians and their Arab world : guided mobility among labor migrants and Mecca pilgrims / Mirjam Lu˜cking.

Publisher:

Southeast Asia Program Publicationsan imprint of Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xiii, 261 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Subject:

Islam--Indonesia--21st century.
Muslims--Indonesia--Social conditions--21st century.
Islam and culture--Indonesia.
Indonesians--Arab countries.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Indonesia.
Indonesians.
Islam.
Islam and culture.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Muslims--Social conditions.
Arab countries.
Indonesia.
2000-2099

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Whose Arab World Is It? -- Indonesia and the Arab World, Then and Now -- The Beaten Tracks and Embedded Returns of Migrants and Pilgrims -- Arab Others Abroad and at Home -- Alternative Routes in Madura and Translational Moments in Java -- Conclusion : Continuity through Guided Mobility.

Summary:

"Tackles the problem of how to interpret the current conservative turn in Indonesian Islam by trying to understand how everyday Indonesians understand their relationship to the Arab world, directly considering the experiences of two groups of Indonesians who actually travel to the Arabian peninsula: pilgrims, and labor migrants"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501753126
9781501753121
1501753118
9781501753114

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1145894599

LCCN:

2020012022

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)