Islamic Revivalism in a Changing Peasant Economy. Central Sumatra, 1784-1847.
London. Curzon. 1983. Reprint. Stock ID #213741 "This is a significant study of one of the many revivalist movements which flowered in numerous Islamic societies in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and it attempts to provide one particular assessment of the place of revivalism in the evolution of Islamic societies……The subject of this study is the Padri movement, and the community involved is that of Minangkabau of Central Sumatra one of the major communities inhabiting the Indonesia archipelgo." Publisher's description. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213741.
Maps, black and white illustrations, xii + 300pp, appendix index, bibliography, glossary, notes, prior owner's signature half-title, covers shelf worn and browned, a good paperback copy.
Price: $35.00 AU