[Anthropgrad] Friday seminar update

[Nelia.Hyndman-Rizik at anu.edu.au]

Hi all again,

 

This is just an updated notice for tomorrow's seminar in the A.D. Hope
Building (Milgate Room)

Friday, 31 August 2007 (3pm).

 

Entitled:

 

 

BEYOND AUTHENTICITY:

Native Islam in Contemporary South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Faried F. Saenong (Anthropology, RSPAS)

 

Islamic practices all over the world show diversity at least in treating
local practices and cultures. Local characters (history, sociality and
contemporary development) have been the main catalyst in creating local
Islam. Taking the case of Islam in Bantaeng (South Sulawesi), this thesis
will examine how local Islamic practices appear as a result of both
accommodative approach to religion and culture, or contestation of religion
(Islam) and local culture. Islamized practices and 'localized' ones will be
two genres of practices that I will explore in this thesis. Moreover, I
argue that Islam in South Sulawesi is unique and is not well-represented in
works on Indonesian Islam. It brings together the issue of authenticity
since this issue has been a 'measure' to be a good adherer to a religion.
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See you all the there,

 

 

Nelia Hyndman-Rizik

PhD Candidate

School of Archaeology and Anthropology

The Australian National University

mailto:nelia.hyndman- <mailto:nelia.hyndman-rizik at anu.edu.au>  rizik
@anu.edu.au

mailto:nelia.n at bigpond.com

Mobile: 0437 600 157

 

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