Tl-ris pirpcr.lrscrrsscs thc c,n-going proccss of rc-lslamisation inJava. In the.ur-rt"it of rc-islamisation process, a Mtrslim is expecteci to be zr pious one, both from thc zrspect of belief, knowlcdge, and practice. The process is characterized by the inter-rsification of Isli-rmic rittr:rl practice anr-l the enforcement of Islamic norms in vrriotrs ilspcrrts of lifc. Arl.litionally, it is accompanierl by the cletericlration of anirnisrrl-irs rcprescntc.l by amtrlets, heirloorns ancl shamanism-which are popular among abangan communities. Amrllet is a p,eculial feature in the behef ancl lifc syste m of Javirnesc -socicty, namely the belicf in the magical objects used by the ()wner to gain p()\,er, convenience , anc{ magnificence. In Surakarta, the l.hcnt,,-r-r.,norr t,f thc dcclinc of 'magical' amulets is perceived as the conversion l)r'()trcss frorrr rrlrrrrrgrrn tosantri. Yct it is a clissirnilar kirrd of convcrsion compared to tl're prcviotrs oncs.lt r:eirffirms that in Java, Islarnisation is an unending process nurltttctl lrr, 11',* volatiliW of socio-politi,-:,rl and cr.rltural .lynirn'rics.