SCHOLARLY WRITING

Sufism, Proto-Sufism and Pseudo-Sufism: Rethinking the Development of the Discourse on Sufism in Indonesia By: Asfa Widiyanto

In this article, Howell is at pains to show that Sufism, or inner expression of Muslim religiosity, is one of the signs of Indonesian Islamic revival. Looking back to the history, she shows the close connection between Sufism and pesantren.

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POPULAR WRITING

Karena Kita Dilahirkan Sebagai Manusia.... By: Asfa Widiyanto

Kenyataan bahwa kita dilahirkan itu sudah menunjukkan keterbatasan kita. Kelahiran sendiri menggarisbawahi bahwa keberadaan kita meniscayakan perantaraan (dan bantuan) makhluk lain. Kita tidak "ada" dengan sendirinya, karena itu pada hakekatnya kita adalah "ada" yang nisbi atau relatif (mumkin al-wujud, possible being). Satu fakta lagi, kita dilahirkan di dunia, sebuah tempat yang relatif terbatas....

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HUMOR

Obrolan tentang Makna dan Adab Doa by: Dr. Asfa Widiyanto

Tersebutlah di suatu desa, hiduplah seorang Gus (G) dan Dul Kiyik (D), tentunya bersama-sama dengan yg lain (serakah amat kalau satu desa dihuni sendiri). Di suatu hari. di siang yang bolong-bolong terjadilah perbincangan sengit dan menyengitkan.

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ABOUT ME :

The author obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn (October 2006-December 2009), with the thesis on “The Nature of Ritual and Leadership in the Subud Brotherhood and the Ṭarīqah Qādirīyah wa Naqshbandīyah”. He completed his masters at the University of Leiden (October 2003-May 2005), with the thesis entitled “Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Science and the Reception of his Ideas in Indonesia”.

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