You are cordially invited to a special seminar by Dr. Saiful Umam. The details are as follows. Title: Other Javanese Islam: Pegon Books and the Localization of Islam in Java Speaker: Dr. Saiful Umam, director of Center for the Study of Islam and Society, the State Islamic University Jakarta & CSEAS visiting research scholar Date and Time: March 2nd (Thurs.), 2017 16:00- Venue: Tonan Tei, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University Moderator: Masaaki OKAMOTO, CSEAS, Kyoto University Abstract: This project examines the localization of Islam in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the northern coastal areas of Java, Indonesia. It focuses on a unique type of Islamic texts, [ Read More ]