Michel (Hrsg.) Picard

The Politics of Religion in Indonesia

Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali

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Indonesia is a remarkable case study for religious politics. While not being a theocratic country, it is not secular either, with the Indonesian state officially defining what constitutes religion, and every citizen needing to be affiliated to one of them. This book focuses on Java and Bali, and the interesting comparison of two neighbouring societies shaped by two different religions - Islam and Hinduism.The book examines the appropriation by the peoples of Java and Bali of the idea of religion, through a dialogic process of indigenization of universalist religions and universalization of indigenous religions. It looks at the tension that ex… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Madinier, Rémy (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-136-72639-2
EAN: 9781136726392
Produktnummer: 13896079
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'266 KB
Abbildungen: 3 schwarz-weiße Fotos

Über den Autor

Michel Picard is a senior researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a member of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (Centre Asie du Sud-Est, CNRS-EHESS) in Paris. He has published extensively in the field of Balinese studies.Rémy Madinier is a senior researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and is based in Jakarta for the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC). He has previously published books on Indonesian Islam.