Java

Religious practices, ideas and experiences

Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali

In Indonesia, ziarah or pilgrimage to sacred sites is a booming industry: every day, thousands of Muslims make a pilgrimage to the graves of Muslim saints on Java, but increasingly also to graves on Bali, a Hindu island. Syaifudin Zuhri saw ziarah on Bali become a phenomenon among Javanese Muslims.

Syaifudin Zuhri • 16-06-2022

History

Getting Done With Snouck

The 165th birthday of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje on 8 February, also the dies natalis of Leiden University, is marked by the publication of a new book on his life and work, edited by Léon Buskens, Jan Just Witkam, and Annemarie van Sandwijk. What does it offer?

Léon Buskens • 03-02-2022

History

Chopping Off Hands and Other Colonial Stereotypes

Sanne Ravensbergen looks at 'penghulus,' Islamic advisors to Dutch judges in colonial Java. The Dutch fostered an image of the penghulu as an old, passive official whose only advice was to chop off a hand, but actual case files paint a subtler picture.

Sanne Ravensbergen • 16-05-2019

Blogs

Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali

Getting Done With Snouck

Chopping Off Hands and Other Colonial Stereotypes