Publication

This paper looks at the spread of the Tablighi Jama'at network in West Papua. It traces the early arrival of the Muslim missionary movement and looks at the methods that were used in its initial propagation and conversion of new members and supporters. The paper also considers the question of whether the Tablighi has been able to convert new pious Muslim followers among the ethnic Papus, or whether it remains a predominantly closed missionary network that focuses primarily on recent migrants.