Religious Pluralism in Indonesia : : Threats and Opportunities for Democracy /

Religious Pluralism in Indonesia : : Threats and Opportunities for Democracy / / ed. by Chiara Formichi.

In 1945, Sukarno declared that the new Indonesian republic would be grounded on monotheism, while also insisting that the new nation would protect diverse religious practice. The essays in Religious Pluralism in Indonesia explore how the state, civil society groups, and individual Indonesians have e...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
MitwirkendeR:
Aragon, Lorraine V.,
Duncan, Christopher R.,
Formichi, Chiara,
Hamayotsu, Kikue,
Hefner, Robert W.,
Hoesterey, James B.,
Jones, Sidney,
Lohanda, Mona,
Picard, Michel,
Sutrisno, Evi Lina,
Vignato, Silvia,
HerausgeberIn:
Formichi, Chiara,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Cornell Modern Indonesia Project : 32
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Physical Description:1 online resource (276 p.) :; 3 b&w halftones, 1 map, 1 chart
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The L imits of Pancasila as a Framework for Pluralism
  • 2. Islamism and the Struggle for Inclusive Citizenship in Democratic Indonesia
  • 3. The Rise of Islamist Majoritarianism in Indonesia
  • 4. Making the Majority in the Name of Islam: Democratization, Moderate-Radical Coalition, and Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
  • 5. Deity Statue Disputed: The Politicization of Religion, Intolerance, and Local Resistance in Tuban, East Java
  • 6. The Tragedy of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
  • 7. Regulating Religion and Recognizing “Animist Beliefs” in Indonesian Law and Life
  • 8. From Imposed Order to Conflicting Superdiversity: The Tamil Hindu and Their Neighbors in Medan
  • 9. Saints, Scholars, and Diplomats: Religious Statecraft and the Problem of “Moderate Islam” in Indonesia
  • 10. Agama Hindu under Pressure from Muslim and Christian Proselytizing
  • 11. Dispelling Myths of Religious Pluralism: A Critical Look at Maluku and North Maluku
  • Glossary
  • Contributors
  • Index

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