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This work examines the relationship between religious belief and economic practice in an Islamic community by focusing on Sufi groups (Naqsabandi-Kholidiyah and Syadziliyah) in the Banyumas region of Central Java, Indonesia. This work demonstrates that Sufi group not only promotes religious individualism of mystical exercise but also a collective spirit of worldly-oriented activities. Through strong ties among their disciples, Sufi groups create a network for cultivating entrepreneurial skills and political influence. At the heart of the argument is recognition of religious devotion and its effect on shaping socio-cultural and socio-economic distinction within an Islamic community in Java, Indonesia.
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Luthfi Makhasin is a lecturer at Department of Political Science,Soedirman State University (UNSOED). He graduated from GadjahMada University (2001), MA (Hons) in Asian Studies, theAustralian National University (2007) and is currently anEndeavour PhD Student at the College of Asia and the Pacific,ANU, Australia.
