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1. Introduction -- Points Of Departure: Review Of Previous Studies -- The Study In Perspectives -- Theoretical Orientation -- The Field Work -- The Significance Of The Study -- 2. Belief System -- The Idea Of God -- Belief In Spiritual Beings -- 3. Mythology And Cosmology Of Cirebonese Traditions -- The Myth Of Creation -- Eschatological Ideas: The Calamity And The End Of The World -- Life After Death -- Takdir And Ikhtiar: The Problem Of Human Destiny -- Pitungan And Pena'asan: Javanese Numerology -- 4. The Ritual Practice: Ibadat -- Prologue To The Analysis Of Cirebonese Ritual -- Ibadat: An Ambiguous Concept Of Ritual In Islam -- Ibadat Defined: Clarifying The Ambiguity -- The Practice Of Ibadat: Salat -- The Practice Of Ibadat: Fasting -- Charity And Other Practices Of Ibadat -- 5. The Ritual Practice: Adat -- Introduction -- The Nature Of Adat -- The Commemoration Of Islamic Holy Days -- Celebration And Commemoration Of The Life Cycle: Slametan -- 6. The Veneration Of Wali And Holy Men: Visits To The Shrines -- General Features Of Veneration: Introduction To Ziarah -- Babad Narrative Accounts Of Some Cirebonese Holy Men -- The Object Of Ziarah: Two Examples Of Kramat -- The Procedure Of Ziarah -- 7. The Transmission Of Religious Traditions: The Role Of Pesantren -- Introduction -- The General Feature Of Religious Transmission -- The Role Of Pesantren: The Case Of Buntet -- The Rise And Development Of Pesantren Buntet -- The Pesantren In Operation: An Example Of Daily Activities -- 8. Pesantren And Tarekat: The Role Of Buntet -- Introduction -- Early Tarekat In Buntet: Syattariyah -- Tarekat Tijaniyah -- 9. Concluding Remarks.

"This work deals with the socio-religious traditions of the Javanese Muslims living in Cirebon, a region on the north coast in the eastern part of West Java. It examines a wide range of popular traditional religious beliefs and practices. The diverse manifestations of these traditions are considered in an analysis of the belief system, mythology, cosmology and ritual practices in Cirebon. In addition, particular attention is directed to the formal and informal institutionalised transmission of all these traditions."--Publisher's description

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