Islam and the state in Indonesia
By: Bahtiar Effendy.
Series: Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ;; no. 109; Research in international studies.; no. 109.
Publisher: Ohio University Press; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Athens; Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Islam and state -- Indonesia.; Islam and politics -- Indonesia.; Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1966-1998.; Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1998-
Description: "This book explains the relationship between Islam and the state and politics in contemporary Indonesia. President Soeharto's departure from office in May 1998 brought tremendous and far-reaching impacts to Indonesia's political landscape. At least 181 new political parties came into being, a sizeable portion of which use Islam as their symbol and ideological basis."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The problem of political relationship between Islam and the state; title: Explaining the uneasy relationship: political antagonism between Islam and the state in Indonesia; title: Emergence of the new Islamic intellectualism: three schools of thought; title: Implications of the new Islamic intellectualism: ideas and practices; title: Beyond parties and parliament: reassessing the political approach of Islam; title: Reducing hostility: the accommodative responses of the state; title: Conclusion: Towards an integrated political relationship between Islam and the state; title: Political Islam in post-Soeharto Indonesia: a postscript.