Signs of the Wali

Narratives at the Sacred Sites in Pamijahan, West Java

Tommy Christomy


Table of Contents

Preliminary Pages
Foreword
Chapter 1. Introduction
Custom: Tali Paranti
B. Going to Pamijahan
C. Signs
D. Narratives
E. Research Questions
F. Volume Structure
Chapter 2. Signs in the Valley
Chapter 3. Manuscripts in Pamijahan: Kakantun Karuhun
A. Introduction
A Shattariyyah Manuscript (ms. A)
A Shattariyyah Manuscript (ms. B)
A Shattariyyah Manuscript (ms. C)
A Shattariyyah Manuscript (ms. D)
Kitab Istiqal Tarekat Qadiriyyah-Naqhsabandiyyah (ms. E)
A Shattariyyah Manuscript (ms. F)
Babad Pamijahan (Ms. G)
Babad Pamijahan (Ms. H)
Conclusion
Chapter 4. The Babad Pamijahan: Sunda, Java and the Identity of the Pamijahanese
A. Introduction
B. The Babad in Sunda
C. The Babad Pamijahan (BP)
D. Translation of The Babad Pamijahan (Ms H)
E. The Structure of the Babad
F. The Narrative of East and West
G. The Horizontal Axis
H. The Vertical Axis
I. Saur Sepuh or ‘What the Ancestors Say...’
J. The References
K. Space and Place: Limestone (Karang)
L. The Interpretant: The East and The West
M. Sumedang and Mataram
N. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Karuhun, Space, Place and Narratives
A. Introduction
B. Karuhun
C. The Sacred Landscape of Pamijahan and its Environs
D. Four Symbolic Spaces
E. Kokocoran and the Notion of Proximity
F. The Places
G. Mystical Paths
H. Conclusion: The Growing Signs
Chapter 6. Linking to the Wider Worlds of Sufism
A. Introduction
B. The Roots of Shattariyyah
C. The Shattariyyah Order in the World of Islam
D. The Shattariyyah Silsilah in Indonesia
E. The Shattariyyah Silsilah in West Java
F. Shaykh Abdul Muhyi
G. The Successors
H. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Grasping the Wali’s Teaching
A. Introduction
B. Origins of Shattariyyah Teaching
C. Martabat Tujuh or The Seven Grades
D. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Tapping A Blessing in The House of A Young Sufi
A. Introduction
B. Holding the Line, Grasping the Blessing
C. The Zawiya
D. The Communal Congregation
E. The Baiah Session
F. The Shattariyyah Dikir
G. Conclusion: Telling Stories, Taking Precedence
Chapter 9. Pilgrimage at Pamijahan: Practice and Narrative
A. Introduction
Mediation or Approach
C. Custodianship
D. Pilgrims
E. The sequence of rituals
F. The Prescribed Sequences
Chapter 10. Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Original Acknowledgments for the Thesis