Muslim and Catholic Pilgrimage Practices
Subtitle: Exploring Through Java
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781409463962
Subjects: Catholic church, relations, islam; Muslims, asia; Catholics, asia; Islam, relations; Java (indonesia), social life and customs
Description: Employing a comparative theological and phenomenological analysis, this book reveals the deeper religio-cultural and theological import of pilgrimage practice in the identity formation and interaction among Muslims and Catholics in south central Java. In a wider context, it also sheds light on the larger dynamics of the complex encounter between Islam, Christianity and local cultures.