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Teaching Morality: Javanese Islamic Education in a Globalizing Era
- Source :
- Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies. 3:26-47
- Publication Year :
- 1970
- Publisher :
- University of Oslo Library, 1970.
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Abstract
- As Indonesia strives to overcome its position as a periphery nation, its populations are faced with increasing challenges to traditional identity and morality. With economic development comes a great exposure to global consumer culture. This paper examines how traditionalist Muslims in Java, Indonesia, are facing the perceived impact of globalization through educational efforts and the re-invention of tradition. A key institution in this process is the Islamic boarding school called pesantren. Pesantren curriculum has become a focal point in the strategy of the traditionalist community to encounter globalization. By shaping curriculum, pesantren leaders are trying to mold future generations of Indonesian leaders and citizens. The goal is to create a society that is fully modern, fully globalized, fully Indonesian, and fully Islamic, one student at a time. In this process, both modernity and tradition are re-invented in such a way that one cannot exist without the other.
Details
- ISSN :
- 0806198X
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........88f7801bd37f386e99369d2e44265641