Islamism in Indonesia : politics in the emerging democracy

450 Pages·2016·7.902 MB·English

by  Bernhard Platzdasch

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First published in Singapore in 2009 by ISEAS Publishing
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ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Platzdasch, Bernhard.
Islamism in Indonesia : politics in the emerging democracy.
1. Islam and state—Indonesia.
2. Islam and politics—Indonesia.
3. Democracy—Religious aspects—Islam—Indonesia.
I. Title.
BP63 I5P71 2009
ISBN 978-981-4279-08-6 (soft cover)
ISBN 978-981-4279-09-3 (hard cover)
ISBN 978-981-4279-10-9 (PDF)
Cover photo: A forest of skyscrapers dominates modern Jakarta, but Islam looms
much larger than this comparatively diminutive mosque. Indonesia is the world’s
largest Muslim country. (Photograph by Mark Lewis/Stone/Getty Images. Reproduced
with kind permission.)
Typeset by Superskill Graphics Pte Ltd
Printed in Singapore by Utopia Press Pte Ltd
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Contents
List of Tables ix
Foreword xi
Dr Greg Fealy
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xix
Glossary xxi
Introduction 1
1. The Waning of the Masyumi Tradition 30
2. The “Muslim Nation” Dogma 100
3. Shari’ah Concerns, Motives, and Qualities 174
4. Vote Maximization: Islamist Electoral Strategies 216
5. The Triumph of Political Logic 264
Conclusion 321
Postscript: “Muslim Nation” Dogma and Pancasila Holdovers 331
Appendices:
1. Results of the 1999 Parliamentary Elections 345
2. Results of the 2004 Parliamentary Elections 346
3. Selected PPP Leaders 347
4. Selected PK/PKS Leaders 349
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viii Islamism in Indonesia
5. Selected PBB Leaders 352
6. Selected Keluarga Bulan Bintang Notables 355
7. Ministers of Islamist Parties and the Reform Faction 358
Bibliography 361
Index 397
About the Author 412
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List of Tables
Table 1.1 Fragmentation of the Keluarga Bulan Bintang
(“Crescent Star Family”) 58
Table 4.1 Position of Islamist Factions and Reform Faction on 251
Constitutional Recognition of Shari’ah
(MPR Sessions 1999–2002)
ix
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