Description

Divine Inspiration explores the world of Islam in the music of Indonesia. Eleven chapters by an international group of specialists and framed by an introduction and epilogue constitute a welcome addition to the college curriculum, the scholar’s reading list, the traveler’s suitcase, and the bibliography of English language sources on religion and the arts in Indonesia.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The World of Islam in the Music of Indonesia
David Harnish, Anne Rasmussen
Part I Tensions, Change, and Problematic Histories
1. Past and Present Issues of Islam within the Central Javanese
Gamelan and Wayang Kulit
Sumarsam
2. Tensions between Adat (Custom) and Agama (Religion) in the
Music of Lombok
David Harnish
Part II Mysticism and Devotionalism
3. The Muslim Sisterhood: Transnational Feminism(s) and the
Work of Indonesian Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Anne Rasmussen
4. Brai in Performance: Devotion and Art in Java
Matthew Isaac Cohen
5. Self-Defense and Music in Muslim Contexts in West Java
Uwe U. Patzold
Part III Global Currents and Discourse
6. From Dust to Platinum: Global Currents Through the Malay
World of Musical Islam
Charles Capwell
7. Authentic Islamic Sound? Orkes Gambus Music, the Arab
Idiom and Sonic Symbols in Indonesian Islamic Musical Arts
Birgit Berg
8. The Discourse on Islam and Music in West Java, with Emphasis
on the Music Group, ath-Thawaf
Wim van Zanten
Part IV Contemporary Performative Worlds
9. Art with a Muslim Theme and Art with a Muslim Flavor
among Women of West Aceh
Margaret Kartomi
10. Islam, Politics, and the Dynamic of Contemporary Music in
Indonesia
R. Franki Notosudirdjo
11. Morality and its (Dis)contents: Dangdut and Islam in Indonesia
Andrew Weintraub
Epilogue
Judith Becker
Glossary
Index