this monumental work by Headley is one of the most important and interesting publications on Javanese society within the last few decades. Without doubt, Durga’s Mosque will be the standard for others in the coming years. Libraries in every university in this country, in particular, those libraries specializing in ethnology, cultural anthropology, sociology, Javanology, philosophy, and Islamic and/or religious studies must have this book in their collection" (Minggu).
"This important and insightful book describes processes of religious syncretism and change within the context of Java's ongoing Islamisation, combining in a unique style historical research with contemporary ethnography, itself centred all the more importantly, on the impacts of violence that erupted across the island following Soeharto's resignation in May 1998. The book offers a reflection on the ever shifting relations between indigenous traditions, Hindu-Buddhism and Islam in Central Java. Headley's fascinating and careful reading of 'the indigenisation of pure Islam' in Java is a study that I would recommend to all those working on issues of world religions' translations in local contexts in other parts of the world" (L'homme).
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