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The Inculturation of a Transnational Islamic Missionary Movement: Tablighi Jamaat al-Dawa and Muslim Society in Southern Thailand
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In this article, the interface between a transnational pietist Islamic movement on the one hand and Muslim villagers in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Southern Thailand on the other.Abstract:
This article analyses the interface between a transnational pietist Islamic movement on the one hand and Muslim villagers in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Southern Thailand on the other. The Tablighi Jamaat (henceforth abbreviated as TJ) expands at a fast pace, covering nearly every village with their weekly visits. Tha Sala in Nakhon Si Thammarat province is one of their showcases of success, as is Mayo in Patani province. However, the movement's efforts to eradicate local tradition tends to divide villagers into supporters and opponents. Concentrating its activities heavily on Islamic rituals, the Tablighi Jamaat tries to disseminate its values locally. Some ardent supporters emerge as new community leaders after having spend long periods of time in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in proximity to the Tablighi Jamaat's centre, and become brokers who mediate between the movement's centre and its local chapters. While the Tablighi Jamaat offers a powerful life alternative to local Muslims, many villagers are uncomfortable with its radical rupture with the past, its neglect of the family, and its escapist attitude towards secular obligations. Tension is expected to rise as the Tablighi Jamaat gains presence and influence.read more
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Buddhism and the Spirit Cults in North-East Thailand
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Sangha, State, and Society: Thai Buddhism in History . By Yoneo Ishii. Translated by Peter Hawkes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986. 193 pp. List of Abbreviations, Figures, Tables, Index. $22.00 (cloth); $ 14.00 (paper).
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Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an ethnographic account of life, work and migration in a North Indian Muslim-dominated woodworking industry, and examine how woodworkers utilize local and transnational networks, based on identity, religiosity, and affective circulations, to access resources, support and forms of mutuality.
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Religion and Conflict in Southern Thailand: Beyond Rounding Up the Usual Suspects
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take clues from Mark Juergensmeyer's comparative study of religious violence and develop Imtiyaz Yusuf's proposal that the southern violence represents a conflict between the competing exclusive ethno-religious worldviews of Thai satsanaa and Malay agama.
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Muslims through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society
TL;DR: Bowen et al. as discussed by the authors discuss Islam through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993, p. 358 pp, ISBN 0.
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Buddhism and the Spirit Cults in North-East Thailand
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Travellers in Faith: Studies of the Tablighi Jamacat as a Transnational Islamic Movement for Faith Renewal
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