Table of Contents
Resource Links and Accompanying Multimedia vii
List of Illustrations vii
Notes on Transliteration and Translation x
Notes on Contributors xi
Foreword William Dyrness xiii
Foreword Najeeba Syeed-Miller xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Prologue 1
From Beirut to Yogyakarta Roberta R. King Sooi Ling Tan
Introduction: Pursuing Songs of Peace and Reconciliation Roberta R. King 17
Part 1 Historical Contexts
1 Muslim-Christian Relations and Peacemaking in the Arab World Jon Hoover 51
2 Peacemaking in the Indonesian Context Bernard Adeney-Risakotta 71
Part 2 Theological Considerations
3 Biblical Approaches to Music and Peace James R. Krabill 87
4 A Peaceful Message beyond the Permission of Warfare (Jihad): An Interpretation of Qur'an 22:39-40 Sahiron Syamsuddin 104
5 Cantillation as a Convergence Point of the Musical Traditions of the Abrahamic Religions Nidaa Abou Mrad 117
Part 3 Multi-Disciplinary Explorations
The Middle East and North Africa
6 Musical Gateways to Peace and Reconciliation: The Dynamics of Imagined Worlds of Spirituality at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Roberta R. King 135
7 Performing toward Peace: Investigations into the Process of Peace-building through Shared Music in Libya Jared Holton 158
8 The Art of Tawshih: Reflections of Cooperation in Sufi Music Mustafa Said 178
9 Music for Peace and Reconciliation from Lebanon Marcel Akiki 194
Indonesia
10 Voices of Peace and Reconciliation in Contemporary Islamic Music: The Kyai Kanieng and Suarasama Music Ensembles Rithaony Hutajulu 210
11 A Samanic Messenger: Interfaith Dialogue through Art Performance Irwansyah Harahap 229
12 Peacesongs: Forging Musical Peace Communitas among the Youth of Indonesia Sooi Ling Tan 245
Part 4 Pathways toward Peace
13 Musical Pathways toward Peace and Reconciliation Roberta R. King Sooi Ling Tan 267
14 Employing Musical Pathways of Peace and Reconciliation Roberta R. King Sooi Ling Tan 295
Appendix 303
Glossary (Arabic) 305
Glossary (Indonesian) 311
Index of Names, Terms, and Subjects 315
Scripture Index 327
Song Title Index 329