Dutch Colonialism and Indonesian Islam : : Contacts and Conflicts 1596-1950. Second Revised Edition / / Karel Steenbrink.

• Superior document: Currents of Encounter ; 7
• VerfasserIn: Steenbrink, Karel,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Currents of Encounter ; 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This book tells the story of the contacts and conflicts between muslims and christians in Southeast Asia during the Dutch colonial history from 1596 until 1950. The author draws from a great variety of sources to shed light on this period: the letters of the colonial pioneer Jan Pietersz. Coen, the writings of 17th century Dutch theologians, the minutes of the Batavia church council, the contracts of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) with the sultans in the Indies, documents from the files of colonial civil servants from the 19th and 20th centuries, to mention just a few. The colonial situation was not a good starting-point for a religious dialogue. With Dutch power on the increase there was even less understanding for the religion of the muslims. In 1620 J.P. Coen, the strait-laced calvinist, had actually a better understanding and respect for the muslims than the liberal colonial leaders from the early 20th century, convinced as they were of western supremacy.

Table of Contents

Forword by Dr. H. Abdul Mukti Ali -- 1. Starting-Points and Explorations -- 2. The First Encounters: Muslims as Respected Heretics -- 3. The Theological Homefront: Muslims as Detestable Heretics -- 4. Company Directors in "Natural Hostility" Towards "Untrustworthy and Fanatic Muslims" -- 5. The Advisors Holle, Hurghronje and Hazeu: Tutors to "Members of a Backward Religion" -- 6. The Age of Mission (1850-1940) and the Muslims: Between Anticipation and Accommodation -- 7. Indonesian Reactions to the Christians' Arrival -- 8. Muslims and Christians in Independent Indonesia 1945-2005 -- Bibliography -- Index.