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In four brief chapters, writes Clifford Geertz in his preface, I have attempted both to lay out a general framework for the comparative analysis of religion and to apply it to a study of the development of a supposedly single creed, Islam, in two quite contrasting civilizations, the Indonesian and the Moroccan. Mr. Geertz begins his argument by outlining the problem conceptually and providing an overview of the two countries. He then traces the evolution of their classical religious styles which, with disparate settings and unique histories, produced strikingly different spiritual climates. So in Morocco, the Islamic conception of life came to mean activism, moralism, and intense individuality, while in Indonesia the same concept emphasized aestheticism, inwardness, and the radical dissolution of personality. In order to assess the significance of these interesting developments, Mr. Geertz sets forth a series of theoretical observations concerning the social role of religion.Product Identifiers
PublisherThe University of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226285111
ISBN-139780226285115
eBay Product ID (ePID)96352957
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
Publication NameIslam Observed: Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAnthropology, Non-Christian Religions
Publication Year1971
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Organisations
AuthorClifford Geertz
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height204 mm
Item Weight178 g
Item Width133 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorClifford Geertz
TopicIslam
