Islam, politics and change: the Indonesian experience after the fall of Suharto
After violent protests across the country had forced President Suharto to step down in 1998, Indonesia successfully made the transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy. For the first time in forty years Islamic parties and organizations - including some inspired by the Egyptian Muslim Bro...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Debates on Islam and Society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Indonesia
/ Democratization
/ Human rights
B Indonesia / Politics / Legislation / Democratization / Human rights / Islamic law |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam and politics (Indonesia)
History 21st century
B Indonesia Politics and government 1998- |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | After violent protests across the country had forced President Suharto to step down in 1998, Indonesia successfully made the transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy. For the first time in forty years Islamic parties and organizations - including some inspired by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood - were free to propagate their ways of thinking. The new government also succeeded in negotiating an end to a separatist rebellion in Aceh, making the province the only region in Indonesia permitted to draft its own Islamic legislation. In this book Indonesian scholars affiliated with Islamic universities as well as Dutch researchers investigate what has happened since the transition. They explore what the consequences are of the growing influence of orthodoxy and radicalism, which - while already visible prior to 1998 - has only grown stronger. How did political and religious relations change? How were the lives of women and their legal position affected? Furthermore, what are the ramifications for religious minorities? |
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| ISBN: | 9087282389 |