This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia
over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable
resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a
period in the late 1980s and 1990s, when the state worked to bring
religious authority and institutions within state-prescribed limits
in order to support the official state ideology and political
stability, there was a change whereby Suharto incorporated Muslim
interests within the political system. One unintended consequence
of this was to raise Muslims' political expectations and to
mobilise Muslim political interests in the context of broadening
'pro-democracy' opposition which contributed to the downfall of
Suharto's regime. Based on extensive original research, including
interviews with participants, the book charts the shifts in
relations between Islam and the Indonesian state over time,
assessing the impact on other groups, and on the cohesion of
Indonesia overall.
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