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dc.contributor.authorHowell, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:15:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:15:47Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2013-05-28T04:57:10Z
dc.identifier.issn19786301
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23860
dc.description.abstractAs a carrier of Islam's esoteric tradition, Sufism would seem to be an unlikely candidate for promoting Islamic piety in the popular mass media in Muslim majority societies of the 21st century. It is thus remarkable that several of the most sensationally popular of Indonesia's new breed of 21st century televangelists have promoted Islam by modelling 'Sufistik' forms of intensified piety. This article examines the electronically-mediated mass predication programs of two of Indonesia's best known televangelists, Abdullah Gymnastiar and M. Arifin Ilham. Both are recognised by the viewing public as 'Sufistik'. The article identifies the elements of the Sufi tradition upon which the preachers draw. It also examines how those elements can be projected effectively on the silver screen to convey the intense spiritual intimacy with God which Muslims seek through Sufi devotions.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherState Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Sunan Ampel
dc.publisher.placeSurabaya
dc.publisher.urihttp://ejournal.sunan-ampel.ac.id/index.php/JIIS/article/view/271
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom225
dc.relation.ispartofpageto239
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Indonesian Islam
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial and Cultural Anthropology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160104
dc.titleSufism on the Silver Screen: Indonesian Innovations in Islamic Televangelism
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian Studies
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHowell, Julia D.


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