| Description |
1 online resource (x, 353 pages) : black and white illustrations, map (black and white) |
| Series |
Religion and global politics series |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Incubating Communism in the Netherlands East Indies -- 2. New Modes of Movement -- 3. The Revolutionary Consensus -- 4. A Critical Ummah, A Conscious Proletariat -- Epilogue: NASAKOM and Its Proponents -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This monograph explores the relationship between Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) and Indonesia from the publication of the first Communist periodical in 1915 to the beginning of the anti-communist massacres of 1965-66. It explores various permutations of how Muslim identity and Marxist analytical frameworks coexisted in the minds of Indonesian nationalists, as well as how individuals' Islamic faith and ethics shaped their willingness to employ Marxist ideas. Such confluences have long been obscured by state-driven narratives which demonize Marxism and posit the mutual exclusivity of Islam and Marxism. By examining Indonesian-language print culture, including newspapers, books, pamphlets, memoirs, letters, novels, plays, and poetry, I show how deeply embedded confluences of Islam and Marxism were in the Indonesian nationalist project, even at its highest levels. Ultimately, I argue that these confluences were the product of Indonesian participation in broader networks of intellectual exchange across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and that such confluences were the result of Indonesians "translating" the world to Indonesia, a project of creative adaptation ambitious in both its scope and depth"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Communism and Islam -- Indonesia
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Islam and politics -- Indonesia.
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Communism and Islam
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Islam and politics
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Asian history.
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History.
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Indonesia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022040665 |
| ISBN |
9780197657409 |
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0197657400 |
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9780197657416 |
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0197657419 |
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