Civil Islam : Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia / Robert W. Hefner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hefner, Robert W., author.

Contributor:

Eickelman, Dale F., Contributor.

Piscatori, James, Contributor.

Series:

Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics

Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1966-1998.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Islam and politics--Indonesia.

Islam and state--Indonesia.

N.U. (Organization).

Local Subjects:

Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1966-1998.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Islam and politics--Indonesia.

Islam and state--Indonesia.

N.U. (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

Core Textbook

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond. Democratic in the early 1950's and with rich precedents for tolerance and civility, Indonesia succumbed to violence. In 1965, Muslim parties were drawn into the slaughter of half a million communists. In the aftermath of this bloodshed, a "New Order" regime came to power, suppressing democratic forces and instituting dictatorial controls that held for decades. Yet from this maelstrom of violence, repressed by the state and denounced by conservative Muslims, an Islamic democracy movement emerged, strengthened, and played a central role in the 1998 overthrow of the Soeharto regime. In 1999, Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid was elected President of a reformist, civilian government. In explaining how this achievement was possible, Robert Hefner emphasizes the importance of civil institutions and public civility, but argues that neither democracy nor civil society is possible without a civilized state. Against portrayals of Islam as inherently antipluralist and undemocratic, he shows that Indonesia's Islamic reform movement repudiated the goal of an Islamic state, mobilized religiously ecumenical support, promoted women's rights, and championed democratic ideals. This broadly interdisciplinary and timely work heightens our awareness of democracy's necessary pluralism, and places Indonesia at the center of our efforts to understand what makes democracy work.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD / Piscatori, James / Eickelman, Dale F.

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

Chapter One. DEMOCRATIZATION IN AN AGE OF RELIGIOUS REVITALIZATION

Chapter Two. CIVIL PRECEDENCE

Chapter Three. CONTESTS OF NATION

Chapter Four. AMBIVALENT ALLIANCES: RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE EARLY NEW ORDER

Chapter Five. THE MODERNIST TRAVAIL

Chapter Six. ISLAM DEFERRED: REGIMIST ISLAM AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

Chapter Seven. UNCIVIL STATE: MUSLIMS AND VIOLENCE IN SOEHARTO'S FALL

Chapter Eight. CONCLUSION: MUSLIM POLITICS, GLOBAL MODERNITY

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786613101464

9781283101462

1283101467

9781400823871

1400823870

OCLC:

769927126