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 exists between
proponents of local world-views and indigenous belief systems, and
those who deny those local traditions as qualifying as a religion.
This tension plays a leading part in the construction of an
Indonesian religious identity recognized by the state. The book is
of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asia, religious
studies and the anthropology and sociology of religion.
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