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" Ansor - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
van Bruinessen, Martin
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AL
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English
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1060620
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ALei1017
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van Bruinessen, Martin
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Ansor - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ van Bruinessen, Martin
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(976 words)
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Ansor (Ar. Anṣār), established in 1934, is the youth movement founded by and affiliated with the Indonesian traditionalist Muslim association, Nahdlatul Ulama (Ar. Nahḍat al-ʿUlamāʾ), or NU. As in youth groups of other associations in the pre-independence period, scouting was a major part of Ansor’s activities: physical exercise (including martial arts), camping, and related skills, as well as moral training. Most members of Ansor were, or had been, students at pesantren , the Javanese boarding school variety of madrasa , and to some extent the organisation provided them with
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Islam.
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ALei1017.pdf
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