Civil Islam Muslims and democratization in Indonesia.

Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and...

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Main Author:	Hefner, Robert W
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2011
Series:	Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Subjects:	1966–1988 1998 Abdurrahman Wahid Activism Adviser Anthropology Apostasy Bertelsmann Christianity Civil society Civility Colonialism Communism Communist party Criticism Democracy Democratic consolidation Democratic ideals Democratization Golkar Governance Government Ideology Individualism Indonesia Indonesians Institution Islam Islam and politics Islam and state Islamic party Islamic state Islamism Islamization Left-wing politics Liberal democracy Liberalism Mass mobilization Megawati Sukarnoputri Middle class Modern history Modernity Mosque Muhammadiyah Muslim Muslim world N.U. (Organization) Nahdlatul Ulama New religious movement Nurcholish Madjid Pancasila (politics) Pesantren Philosopher Piety Political party Political philosophy Political science Politician Politics Politics and government Precedent Privatization Protestantism Public sphere Religion Religious aspects Religious organization Santri Secularism Sharia Social capital SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General Southeast Asia State (polity) Suharto Sukarno Western Europe Western world Westernization Democratization Precedent Muhammadiyah Sukarno Political philosophy Individualism Mosque Institution Golkar Muslim Politician Democratic consolidation New religious movement Political science Western world Modern history Megawati Sukarnoputri Ideology Indonesians State (polity) Islamic party Religious organization Political party Liberalism Suharto Activism Pesantren Adviser Communism Philosopher Westernization Social capital Left-wing politics Western Europe Islam Privatization Muslim world Democracy Communist party Islamic state Islamism Santri Civility Abdurrahman Wahid Nurcholish Madjid Islamization Pancasila (politics) Southeast Asia Protestantism Liberal democracy Apostasy Secularism Nahdlatul Ulama Bertelsmann Government Religion Piety Criticism Civil society Christianity Governance Middle class Public sphere Modernity Colonialism Sharia Mass mobilization Politics Democratic ideals Indonesia
ISBN:	0691050473, 9780691050478, 0691050465, 9780691050461, 9781400823871, 1400823870
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Summary:	Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond.
ISBN:	0691050473 9780691050478 0691050465 9780691050461 9781400823871 1400823870
DOI:	10.1515/9781400823871