Islam, colonialism and the modern age in the Netherlands East Indies
Subtitle: a biography of Sayyid Uthman (1822-1914)
By: by Nico J.G. Kaptein
Series: Brill's Southeast Asian library -- volume 4
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9789004278691; 9789004278707
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Islam and state; History; Colonies; Administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sayyid Uthman: a view from within; title: An indigenous biography: the Qamar al-zaman; title: The Suluh zaman and the Qamar al-zaman; title: The relationship between the Suluh zaman and the Qamar al-zaman; title: The Qamar al-zaman: language and form; title: The Qamar al-zaman: translation; title: The life and work of Sayyid Uthman; title: The formative years of Sayyid Uthman (1822-1862); title: Family background; title: Birth and youth in Batavia (1822-1841); title: Stay in Mecca (1841-1847); title: Stay in Hadramaut (1847-1862); title: Travels in the Middle East (1855-1856); title: Serving the Muslim community: scholar and publisher in Batavia (1862-1885); title: Earliest activities in Batavia; title: Printing and the lithographic press of Sayyid Uthman; title: Controversies; title: The establishment of the New Moon; title: The duplication of Friday mosques; title: The distribution of the income of the Luar Batang shrine; title: Establishing the correct Qibla; title: Joint marital property; title: Conditional repudiation; title: Procedure of the Islamic courts; title: Writer and publisher in Batavia; title: Introduction to theology; title: Works for pilgrims to Mecca; title: Edifying works; title: A devotional text; title: Atlas of Hadramaut; title: Genealogy of the Sayyids; title: Inheritance law; title: A manual for good manners; title: Instructions for the collective prayer; title: Partner of C. Snouck Hurgronje (1889-1906); title: Early contacts with the Dutch; title: Disturbances in West Java; title: First correspondence with C. Snouck Hurgronje in Leiden; title: More writings against the Tarekat and some other writings; title: Entering the service of the government; title: Honorary advisor for Arabs affairs, 1891; title: Issues with direct relevance to the administration; title: Wasiat; title: The new Friday Mosque in Palembang; title: The administration of Islamic law; title: Dress; title: Local politics; title: Sayyid Uthman and the pan-Islamist lobby (1895-1900); title: Becoming a target for criticism; title: The prayer for Queen Wilhelmina and the reactions to it; title: A royal decoration; title: Sayyid Uthman under attack; title: Sayyid Uthman on the defensive; title: An Ottoman decoration?; title: Sayyid Uthman and the Egyptian reformist movement (1905-1912); title: Sayyid Uthman's initial reaction to the reformist movement; title: Sayyid Uthman and Rashid Rida in dialogue; title: Legal methodology; title: Education; title: Answering the challenge of Rashid Rida; title: More exchanges between Rashid Rida and Sayyid Uthman; title: Persistent warnings against the reformists in the Netherlands East Indies; title: Constant guidance for the Muslim community (1891-1912); title: Controversies; title: The devil of Bandung; title: Issues related to the Quran; title: The phonographic rendering of the Quran; title: The translation of the Quran; title: Another debate about the Naqshabandiyya order; title: Guiding the believers; title: Admonitions; title: Fatwas; title: Scholar and writer; title: Works dealing with ritual; title: Theological writings; title: The establishment of the New Moon; title: Works for practical use; title: Mosque issues; title: Sayyid Uthman's speech to the Solo congress; title: Sayyid Uthman's writings on Sarekat Islam; title: The last concerns and activities of Sayyid Uthman; title: Admonishing the Arabs; title: A final letter to Leiden; title: The death Sayyid Uthman; title: Sayyid Uthman: a view from without; title: The Qamar al-zaman revisited; title: Sayyid Uthman's attitude towards the colonial government and Western culture; title: Sayyid Uthman's involvement in the colonial administration; title: Sayyid Uthman as scholar.