Albertus Bagus Laksana, PhD (Boston College, 2011) is on the faculty at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; he is also a visiting lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA. His previous publications (both in English and Indonesian) and research interests include various areas such as Christian-Muslim comparative theology, Asian theology, history of mission, religious pluralism, and encounters between religion and culture.

"This finely crafted ethnography reminds us of the rich cultural traditions of Java, and its historical ability to constantly adapt to, absorb, and transform influences from outside. It also represents an important contribution to contemporary reality when pointing to ingredients that can be utilized in countering forces that seek to challenge the historical fabric of community in Java, and to provide the bases of reconciliation where tears have already appeared."Joost Coté, Monash University

• Pilgrimage, Hybridity, and Identity Making; Part I Javano-Muslim Case; Chapter 1 Formation of Javano-Islamic Identity; Chapter 2 Muslim Self and Hindu-Javanese Other; Chapter 3 The Richness of Pilgrimage Experience; Part II Javano-Catholic Case; Chapter 4 Identity as Memory; Chapter 5 The Trace of the Other in the Javano-Catholic Identity; Chapter 6 Immersed in the Web of Blessings and Communion; Part III Comparative Perspective; Chapter 7 A Double Visiting; Chapter 101 Going Home and Setting Off Again;

Albertus Bagus Laksana, PhD (Boston College, 2011) is on the faculty at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; he is also a visiting lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA. His previous publications (both in English and Indonesian) and research interests include various areas such as Christian-Muslim comparative theology, Asian theology, history of mission, religious pluralism, and encounters between religion and culture.

"This finely crafted ethnography reminds us of the rich cultural traditions of Java, and its historical ability to constantly adapt to, absorb, and transform influences from outside. It also represents an important contribution to contemporary reality when pointing to ingredients that can be utilized in countering forces that seek to challenge the historical fabric of community in Java, and to provide the bases of reconciliation where tears have already appeared."Joost Coté, Monash University

• Pilgrimage, Hybridity, and Identity Making; Part I Javano-Muslim Case; Chapter 1 Formation of Javano-Islamic Identity; Chapter 2 Muslim Self and Hindu-Javanese Other; Chapter 3 The Richness of Pilgrimage Experience; Part II Javano-Catholic Case; Chapter 4 Identity as Memory; Chapter 5 The Trace of the Other in the Javano-Catholic Identity; Chapter 6 Immersed in the Web of Blessings and Communion; Part III Comparative Perspective; Chapter 7 A Double Visiting; Chapter 101 Going Home and Setting Off Again;

Albertus Bagus Laksana, PhD (Boston College, 2011) is on the faculty at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; he is also a visiting lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA. His previous publications (both in English and Indonesian) and research interests include various areas such as Christian-Muslim comparative theology, Asian theology, history of mission, religious pluralism, and encounters between religion and culture.

"This finely crafted ethnography reminds us of the rich cultural traditions of Java, and its historical ability to constantly adapt to, absorb, and transform influences from outside. It also represents an important contribution to contemporary reality when pointing to ingredients that can be utilized in countering forces that seek to challenge the historical fabric of community in Java, and to provide the bases of reconciliation where tears have already appeared."Joost Coté, Monash University

• Pilgrimage, Hybridity, and Identity Making; Part I Javano-Muslim Case; Chapter 1 Formation of Javano-Islamic Identity; Chapter 2 Muslim Self and Hindu-Javanese Other; Chapter 3 The Richness of Pilgrimage Experience; Part II Javano-Catholic Case; Chapter 4 Identity as Memory; Chapter 5 The Trace of the Other in the Javano-Catholic Identity; Chapter 6 Immersed in the Web of Blessings and Communion; Part III Comparative Perspective; Chapter 7 A Double Visiting; Chapter 101 Going Home and Setting Off Again;