Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia
Author: Donald J. Porter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136552855

First published in 2004. This text examines the politics of Islam and the state of Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after the state had consistently worked to restrict and exclude political Islam from power, in the late 1980s and 1990s there was a change whereby Suharto courted the support, and began to incorporate, Muslim interests within the political system.

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia
Author: Donald J. Porter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136552928

First published in 2004. This text examines the politics of Islam and the state of Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after the state had consistently worked to restrict and exclude political Islam from power, in the late 1980s and 1990s there was a change whereby Suharto courted the support, and began to incorporate, Muslim interests within the political system.

Politics in Indonesia

Politics in Indonesia
Author: Douglas E. Ramage
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134711093

Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular political institutions in a predominantly Muslim society. He analyses the way in which political questions are framed with reference to the national ideology, the Pancasila.

Islam, State and Society in Indonesia

Islam, State and Society in Indonesia
Author: Yanwar Pribadi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2020-08-14
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN: 9780367589745

This book explores the history of the relationships between Islam, state, and society in Indonesia with a focus on local politics in Madura.

Islam and the Making of the Nation

Islam and the Making of the Nation
Author: Chiara Formichi
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2012-06-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004260463

A testament to the relevance of historical research in understanding contemporary politics, Islam and the Making of the Nation guides the reader through the contingencies of the past that have led to the transformation of a nationalist leader into a 'separatist rebel' and a 'martyr', while at the same time shaping the public perception of political Islam and strengthening the position of the Pancasila in contemporary Indonesia.

State Management of Religion in Indonesia

State Management of Religion in Indonesia
Author: Myengkyo Seo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-07-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113503737X

Although Indonesia is generally considered to be a Muslim state, and is indeed the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, it has a sizeable Christian minority as a legacy of Dutch colonialism, with Christians often occupying relatively high social positions. This book examines the management of religion in Indonesia. It discusses how Christianity has developed in Indonesia, how the state, though Muslim in outlook and culture, is nevertheless formally secular, and how the principal Christian church, the Java Christian Church, has adapted its practices to fit local circumstances. It examines religious violence and charts the evolution of the state’s religious policies, analysing in particular the impact of the 1974 Marriage Law showing how it enabled extensive state regulation, but how in practice, rather than reinforcing religious divisions, inter-religious marriage, involving the conversion of one party, is widespread. Overall, the book shows how Indonesia is developing its own brand of secularism, neither a full-blooded Islamic state like Saudi Arabia, nor an outright secular state like Turkey.

Rising Islamic Conservatism in Indonesia

Rising Islamic Conservatism in Indonesia
Author: Leonard C. Sebastian
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 100020538X

This edited volume argues that the rise of Islamic conservatism poses challenges to Indonesia’s continued existence as a secular state, with far-reaching implications for the social, cultural and political fortunes of the country. It contributes a model of analysis in the field of Indonesian and Islamic studies on the logic of Islamic conservative activism in Indonesia. This volume presents informative case studies of discourses and expressions of Islamic conservatism expressed by leading mainstream and upcoming Indonesian Islamic groups and interpret them in a nuanced perspective. All volume contributors are Indonesian-based Islamic Studies scholars with in-depth expertise on the Islamic groups they have studied closely for years, if not decades. This book is an up-to-date study addressing contemporary Indonesian politics that should be read by Islamic Studies, Indonesian Studies, and more broadly Southeast Asian Studies specialists. It is also a useful reference for those studying Religion and Politics, and Comparative Politics.

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia
Author: Donald J. Porter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2002
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN: 9780203691151

This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a period in the late 1980s and 1990s, when the state worked to bring religious authority and institutions within state-prescribed limits in order to support the official state ideology and political stability, there was a change whereby Suharto incorporated Muslim interests within the political system. One unintended consequence of this was to raise Muslims' political expectations and to mobilise Musl.

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia

Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia
Author: Donald Porter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135786607

This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a period in the late 1980s and 1990s, when the state worked to bring religious authority and institutions within state-prescribed limits in order to support the official state ideology and political stability, there was a change whereby Suharto incorporated Muslim interests within the political system. One unintended consequence of this was to raise Muslims' political expectations and to mobilise Muslim political interests in the context of broadening 'pro-democracy' opposition which contributed to the downfall of Suharto's regime. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with participants, the book charts the shifts in relations between Islam and the Indonesian state over time, assessing the impact on other groups, and on the cohesion of Indonesia overall.

Islam in Indonesia

Islam in Indonesia
Author: Jajat Burhanudin
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9089644237

While Muslims in Indonesia have begun to turn towards a strict adherence to Islam, the reality of the socio-religious environment is much more complicated than a simple shift towards fundamentalism. In this volume, contributors explore the multifaceted role of Islam in Indonesia from a variety of different perspectives, drawing on carefully compiled case studies. Topics covered include religious education, the increasing number of Muslim feminists in Indonesia, the role of Indonesia in the greater Muslim world, social activism and the middle class, and the interaction between Muslim radio and religious identity.