RT Article
T1 The inculturation of a transnational Islamic missionary movement: Tablighi Jamaat al-Dawa and Muslim society in Southern Thailand
JF Sojourn
VO 22
IS 1
SP 107
OP 130
A1 Horstmann, Alexander 1967-
LA English
PB Institution
YR 2007
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1641175257
AB This article analyses the interface between a transnational pietist Islamic movement on the one hand and Muslim villagers in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Southern Thailand on the other. The Tablighi Jamaat (henceforth abbreviated as TJ) expands at a fast pace, covering nearly every village with their weekly visits. Tha Sala in Nakhon Si Thammarat province is one of their showcases of success, as is Mayo in Patani province. However, the movements efforts to eradicate local tradition tends to divide villagers into supporters and opponents. Concentrating its activities heavily on Islamic rituals, the Tablighi Jamaat tries to disseminate its values locally. Some ardent supporters emerge as new community leaders after having spend long periods of time in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in proximity to the Tablighi Jamaats centre, and become brokers who mediate between the movements centre and its local chapters. While the Tablighi Jamaat offers a powerful life alternative to local Muslims, many villagers are uncomfortable with its radical rupture with the past, its neglect of the family, and its escapist attitude towards secular obligations. Tension is expected to rise as the Tablighi Jamaat gains presence and influence. (Sojourn/GIGA)
K1 Dorf
K1 Islam
K1 Muslim
K1 Religiöse Bewegung
K1 Nichtstaatliche internationale Organisation
K1 Transnationale Politik
K1 Traditionale Kultur
K1 Sitte
K1 Brauch
K1 Thailand : Thailand (Süden) : Nakhon Si Thammarat : Pattani : Dorf : Islam : Muslime : Religiöse Bewegung : Tablighi Jama'at : Transnationale Bewegung : Traditionelle Kultur : Sitten und Gebräuche : Ritual
K1 Thailand