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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141430503321

Autore

Formichi Chiara <1982->

Titolo

Islam and the making of the nation : Kartosuwiryo and political Islam in twentieth-century Indonesia / / Chiara Formichi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2012

Leiden : , : KITLV, , 2012

ISBN

90-04-26046-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 244 pages) : 1 map

Collana

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; ; 282

Disciplina

320.55709598

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Indonesia - 20th century

Indonesia Religion 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface : new perspectives on political Islam in twentieth-century Indonesia -- Planting the seeds : Java, the nationalist movement and Kartosuwiryo in the 1920s -- Political Islam in changing times : Sarekat Islam and Masyumi under the Dutch and Japanese occupations (1930-1945) -- Religious resistance and secular politics : laying the foundations of the Indonesian state (1945-1947) -- Building the Islamic state : from ideal to reality (1947-1949) -- The 'War of the Roses' : the Islamic state and the Pancasila Republic (1949-1962) -- From rebellion to martyrdom? -- Conclusion : the development of political Islam and the making of the Indonesian state.

Sommario/riassunto

Recently Kartsowiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the Islamist struggle. The author looks beyond the popular dichotomy between rebel and martyr and unveils a politician whose legacy has been shaping the role of Islam in Indonesian politics for over fifty years. She thereby offers an alternative view of Soekarno as the leader of the republic and his antagonism with the Islamic state. In a blend of archival sources, printed material, and oral accounts, the author follows the career and ideology of Kartosuwiryo.The chapters delineate the gradual radicalization of the Islamic party and of Kartosuwiryo's own ideals from the 1920's to the 1950's. A testament to the relevance of historical research in understanding contemporary



politics, Islam and the Making of the Nation guides the reader through the contingencies of the past that have led to the transformation of a nationalist leader into a 'separatist rebel' and a 'martyr', while at the same time shaping the public perception of political Islam and strengthening the position of the Pancasila in contemporary Indonesia. Full text (Open Access)