The Roots of Conflicts between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia in 1995–1997

This article discusses the roots of the Islam-Christianity conflict in the mid-1990s in Indonesia. The analysis showed that this conflict was motivated by various factors such as a feeling of dissatisfaction among Muslims, the problem of christianization that was happening not only in the community...

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Published in:Transformation
Authors: Sukamto, Amos (Author) ; Pramono, Rudy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Transformation
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Christians
B Christianization
B Islam
B Conflict
B Indonesia
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Summary:This article discusses the roots of the Islam-Christianity conflict in the mid-1990s in Indonesia. The analysis showed that this conflict was motivated by various factors such as a feeling of dissatisfaction among Muslims, the problem of christianization that was happening not only in the community but also entered the bureaucracy and military, the emergence of various government policies and MUI fatwas, which added fuel to the already strained relations between the two religions and finally the economic disparity in which Christians were seen as people who were rich and enjoyed the fruits of the development. In the mid-1990s when detention factors, namely the authorities and the military, began to weaken, the conflict escalated to a massive scale.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378820937722