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The opening as it read in 2025
Religious strand in Indonesia Not to be confused with Atharism or Ahl-al-Hadith , a traditionalist theology of Sunni Islam. In the context of Muslim society in Indonesia , traditionalism or traditionalist Islam refers to a religious strand which puts emphasis on preserving traditionally established local rituals and scholarship. Traditionalist Muslims refer to themselves as ahlussunnah wal-jamā'ah or aswaja . Traditionalism is often contrasted with the modernist strand , which is inspired by modernity and rationalism . Traditionalism has been the most adhered Muslim religious orientation in the history of contemporary Muslim Indonesia . The extent of traditionalism widely overlaps with the influence of a socio-religious organization Nahdlatul Ulama , the biggest Muslim organization in Indonesia. Traditionalism is also a critical element within the Muslim intellectual movement known as Islam Nusantara . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Traditionalism or traditionalist Islam , in the context of Muslim society in Indonesia , refers to a religious strand which puts emphasis on preserving traditionally established local rituals and scholarship. Traditionalist Muslims refer to themselves as ahlusunnah wal jamaah or aswaja . Traditionalism is often contrasted with modernism , which is inspired by modernity and rationalism . Traditionalism has been the most adhered Muslim religious orientation in the history of contemporary Muslim Indonesia . The extent of traditionalism widely overlaps with the influence of a socio-religious organization Nahdlatul Ulama , the biggest Muslim organization in Indonesia. Traditionalism is also a critical element within the Muslim intellectual movement known as Islam Nusantara . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Religious strand in Indonesia In the context of Muslim society in Indonesia , Traditionalism or traditionalist Islam refers to a religious strand which puts emphasis on preserving traditionally established local rituals and scholarship.Traditionalist Muslims refer to themselves as ahlussunnah wal-jamā'ah or aswaja . Traditionalism is often contrasted with modernism , which is inspired by modernity and rationalism . Traditionalism has been the most adhered Muslim religious orientation in the history of contemporary Muslim Indonesia . The extent of traditionalism widely overlaps with the influence of a socio-religious organization Nahdlatul Ulama , the biggest Muslim organization in Indonesia. Traditionalism is also a critical element within the Muslim intellectual movement known as Islam Nusantara . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “often contrasted with modernism”. Today it says “often contrasted with the modernist strand”. Read the current article and compare.
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often contrasted with modernism
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often contrasted with the modernist strand
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