Religious pluralism in Indonesia : threats and opportunities for democracy

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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Main Author: Formichi, Chiara
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2021
Cornell University Press
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Edition:1
Series:Cornell Modern Indonesia Project
Subjects:
Asian Studies
HISTORY
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
Indonesia > Religion > 20th century
Indonesia > Religion > History > 20th century > Congresses
Islam in Indonesia’s foreign policy
Islamic Religion & Studies
Islamism/Fundamentalism
Islamist majoritarianism
Minority oppression in Indonesia
Pancasila
Pancasila > Congresses
RELIGION / History
Religion and state > Indonesia > History > 20th century
Religion and state > Indonesia > History > 20th century > Congresses
Religions > Relations > History > 20th century > Congresses
Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
Religious pluralism > Indonesia > History > 20th century
Religious pluralism > Indonesia > History > 20th century > Congresses
Religious Studies
Religious tolerance > Indonesia > History > 20th century
Religious tolerance > Indonesia > History > 20th century > Congresses
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Islam in Indonesia’s foreign policy
Minority oppression in Indonesia
Religious Studies
Islamism/Fundamentalism
Islamist majoritarianism
Islamic Religion & Studies
Asian Studies
Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
ISBN:9781501760440, 1501760440, 1501760459, 9781501760457, 1501760467, 9781501760464
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Summary: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 experienced the attempted integration of minority and majority religious practices and faiths across the archipelagic state over the more than half century since Pancasila. The chapters in Religious Pluralism in Indonesia offer analyses of contemporary phenomena and events; the changing legal and social status of certain minority groups; inter-faith relations; and the role of Islam in Indonesia's foreign policy. Amidst infringements of human rights, officially recognized minorities—Protestants, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists and Confucians—have had occasional success advocating for their rights through the Pancasila framework. Others, from Ahmadi and Shi'i groups to atheists and followers of new religious groups, have been left without safeguards, demonstrating the weakness of Indonesia's institutionalized "pluralism." Contributors: Lorraine Aragon, Christopher Duncan, Kikue Hamayotsu, Robert Hefner, James Hoesterey, Sidney Jones, Mona Lohanda, Michele Picard, Evi Sutrisno, Silvia Vignato
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781501760440
1501760440
1501760459
9781501760457
1501760467
9781501760464
DOI:10.1515/9781501760464