{"product_id":"hearing-allahs-call-preaching-and-performance-in-indonesian-islam-hardback-9781501713118","title":"Hearing Allah's Call; Preaching and Performance in Indonesian Islam (Hardback) 9781501713118","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHearing Allah's Call\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePreaching and Performance in Indonesian Islam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulian Millie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501713118\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 3 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 4 tables - 3 Halftones, black and white - 4 Tables, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly-textured and critically insightful ethnography of Islamic preaching in contemporary Indonesia.... [The book succeeds in] stimulating critical reflections on modes of cultural production and religious communication that are potentially important for scholars working on contemporary Muslim societies well beyond the borders of Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e (Reading Religion) \u003cp\u003eOffers much more than a thorough analysis of Islamic preaching, as it provides inspiring reflections on today's emerging Muslim publics that a readership interested in the development of Islamic societies generally will find highly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e (Anthropological Forum) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHearing Allah's Call\u003c\/i\u003e is certainly an original, inspiring, and thought-provoking book and an important contribution to the study of Indonesia and the anthropology of Islam. It deserves a wide readership.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia) \u003cp\u003eCurrently, the nation with the most Muslims in the world is Indonesia, but it has drawn far less attention from scholars of Islam than it merits. Julian Millie's fascinating study of popular preaching is an invaluable contribution to this overlooked field.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Journal of Religion)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHearing Allah's Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e changes the way we think about Islamic communication.\u003c\/b\u003e In the city of Bandung in Indonesia, sermons are not reserved for mosques and sites for Friday prayers. Muslim speakers are in demand for all kinds of events, from rites of passage to motivational speeches for companies and other organizations. Julian Millie spent fourteen months sitting among listeners at such events, and he provides detailed contextual description of the everyday realities of Muslim listening as well as preaching. In describing the venues, the audience, and preachers—many of whom are women—he reveals tensions between entertainment and traditional expressions of faith and moral rectitude. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sermonizers use in-jokes, double entendres, and mimicry in their expositions, playing on their audiences' emotions, triggering reactions from critics who accuse them of neglecting listeners' intellects. Millie focused specifically on the listening routines that enliven everyday life for Muslims in all social spaces—imagine the hardworking preachers who make Sunday worship enjoyable for rural as well as urban Americans—and who captivate audiences with skills that attract criticism from more formal interpreters of Islam. The ethnography is rich and full of insightful observations and details.\u003ci\u003e Hearing Allah's Call\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students of the practice of anthropology as well as all those intrigued by contemporary Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transcription\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preaching Diversity in Bandung\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Unique Voice... and Its Travails\u003cbr\u003e 3. Preaching \"without Performing\"\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Languages of Preaching in the Islamic Public Sphere\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Listening Audience Laughs and Cries, the Writing Public Thinks\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Feminized Domain\u003cbr\u003e 7. Public Contest and the Pragmatics of Performance\u003cbr\u003e 8. Standing Up for Listening\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e A. Wedding Sermon by Al-Jauhari\u003cbr\u003e B. Sunday Study Sermon by Shiddiq Amien\u003cbr\u003e C. Translation of Excerpt of Sermon by A. F. Ghazali\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607767281944,"sku":"9781501713118","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hearing-allahs-call-preaching-and-performance-in-indonesian-islam-hardback-9781501713118","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}