Read Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia

Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia

Chiara Formichi

4.9/5 (28492 ratings)

Description:For decades, scholars of Indonesia have rejected the religious claims of the Darul Islam movement, interpreting the antagonism between the Islamic state and Soekarno’s republic as a fight for power, self-assertion, or land rights. Recently Kartosuwiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the local Islamist struggle, offering an alternative vision of this politician. The author looks beyond this dichotomy between rebel and martyr to unveil a ‘third’ dimension of Kartosuwiryo—a politician whose legacy has been shaping the role of Islam in Indonesian politics for over fifty years. In a blend of archival sources, printed material, and oral accounts, the author follows the career and ideology of Kartosuwiryo, nationalist leader of the Sarekat Islam party and later Imam of the Islamic State of Indonesia. Following the trajectory of a political activism that was consistently dedicated to the formation of an independent Indonesian state, the chapters delineate the gradual radicalization of the Islamic party and of Kartosuwiryo’s own ideals from the 1920s until the 1950s. Focusing on the dialectic between the religious and secular anti-colonial movements, this book explores the failure of political Islam in the mid-1950s; the consolidation of the Pancasila state under Soekarno’s and Suharto’s regimes; the latter’s attempt to co-opt what was left of the Darul Islam in the 1970s; and the re-emergence of political Islam and Kartosuwiryo’s memory in the post-1998 era. A testament to the relevance of historical enquiry 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia. To get started finding Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 244

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: KITLV Press

Release: 2012

ISBN: 9067183865

Description: For decades, scholars of Indonesia have rejected the religious claims of the Darul Islam movement, interpreting the antagonism between the Islamic state and Soekarno’s republic as a fight for power, self-assertion, or land rights. Recently Kartosuwiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the local Islamist struggle, offering an alternative vision of this politician. The author looks beyond this dichotomy between rebel and martyr to unveil a ‘third’ dimension of Kartosuwiryo—a politician whose legacy has been shaping the role of Islam in Indonesian politics for over fifty years. In a blend of archival sources, printed material, and oral accounts, the author follows the career and ideology of Kartosuwiryo, nationalist leader of the Sarekat Islam party and later Imam of the Islamic State of Indonesia. Following the trajectory of a political activism that was consistently dedicated to the formation of an independent Indonesian state, the chapters delineate the gradual radicalization of the Islamic party and of Kartosuwiryo’s own ideals from the 1920s until the 1950s. Focusing on the dialectic between the religious and secular anti-colonial movements, this book explores the failure of political Islam in the mid-1950s; the consolidation of the Pancasila state under Soekarno’s and Suharto’s regimes; the latter’s attempt to co-opt what was left of the Darul Islam in the 1970s; and the re-emergence of political Islam and Kartosuwiryo’s memory in the post-1998 era. A testament to the relevance of historical enquiry 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia. To get started finding Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia

Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in Twentieth-Century Indonesia

More Books

Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in 20th Century Indonesia (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land) by Chiara Formichi (2013-03-14)

Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in 20th Century Indonesia (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land) by Chiara Formichi (2013-03-14)

Shi'ism In South East Asia: Alid Piety and Sectarian Constructions

Shi'ism In South East Asia: Alid Piety and Sectarian Constructions

Islam and Asia: A History

Islam and Asia: A History

Religious Pluralism in Indonesia: Threats and Opportunities for Democracy (Cornell Modern Indonesia Project)

Religious Pluralism in Indonesia: Threats and Opportunities for Democracy (Cornell Modern Indonesia Project)

Routledge Handbook on Islam in Asia

Routledge Handbook on Islam in Asia

Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia

Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia

Religious Pluralism, State and Society in Asia

Religious Pluralism, State and Society in Asia