Islam's popularity: The case of Indonesia
The author takes a critical look at the modernization-secularization thesis and explores why in Indonesia Islam is the most important among the competing ideologies. He concludes that the major reasons for Islam's popularity in the country are the "backwardness" of folk culture, the m...
| Published in: | Southeast Asian journal of social science |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill, Times Academic Press
1987
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Southeast Asian journal of social science
Year: 1987, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-65 |
| Further subjects: | B
Modernization
B Islam B Anti-communism B Socio-cultural change B Party (law) B Political change B Ideology B Indonesia Islam Christianity Anti-communism Modernization Ideology Soziopolitischer Wandel Politische Partei Socio-cultural change B Christianity B Social change B Indonesia |
| Summary: | The author takes a critical look at the modernization-secularization thesis and explores why in Indonesia Islam is the most important among the competing ideologies. He concludes that the major reasons for Islam's popularity in the country are the "backwardness" of folk culture, the minimalist nature of Pancasila (state ideology) morality, the foreignness of Christianity, and the political suppression of communism. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0303-8246 |
| Contains: | In: Southeast Asian journal of social science
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