Abangan

by Ricklefs, M. C.

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Abangan refers to nominal or non-practising Muslims within Javanese society. From about the middle of the nineteenth century, there emerged in Javanese society a category of people who were defined by their failure—in the eyes of the more pious—to behave as proper Muslims. These were the abangan , a term that derives from the “Low Javanese” (ngoko) word abang , meaning the colour red or brown. At the time, the usual terms were bangsa abangan (“the red/brown people”) or wong …

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Abangan refers to nominal or non-practising Muslims within Javanese society. From about the middle of the nineteenth century, there emerged in Javanese society a category of people who were defined by their failure—in the eyes of the more pious—to behave as proper Muslims. These were the abangan , a term that derives from the “Low Javanese” (ngoko) word abang , meaning the colour red or brown. At the time, the usual terms were bangsa abangan (“the red/brown people”) or wong abangan (“the red/brown people”). In “High Javanese” (

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei4

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eng Islam

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Ricklefs, M. C.

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