| Description |
vii, 336 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, is often cited as a model of harmony among different religions. Home to an apparently peaceful version of Islam, Indonesia occupied a special place in the Western imagination, a reassuring counter-model to a rowdy and accusatory Arab Islam. Events since 1999, including confrontations between Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas and Sulawesi, excesses of vigilantism, and bombings in Bali and Jakarta, have shattered these simplistic stereotypes. For terrorism experts, many of them self-proclaimed, Indonesia's mutation confirmed a hackneyed thesis that equated obscurantism with Islam, and saw violent outbreaks as an inevitable corollary. -- |
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The End of Innocence is far removed from the hollow interpretations derived from this essentialist thesis. AndrTe Feillard and RTmy Madinier position the evolution of Indonesian Islam within the broader context of the recent history of the archipelago and develop a rigorous analysis of the origins and causes of the 'radical temptation', deciphering its ideology and showing how it has been nourished by political manipulation. Their account explains the appeal of religious extremism and also the strong resistance it provokes in a country that has quickly become a key participant in the struggle and upheavals taking place throughout the Muslim world. --Book Jacket |
| Notes |
"First published in French by IRASEC (Institut de Recherche sur l'Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaine) and Les Indes savantes in 2006"--verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-290) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Islam -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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Islam and politics -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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Islam -- Indonesia -- History -- 21st century.
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Islam and politics -- Indonesia -- History -- 21st century.
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| Author |
Madinier, Rémy, author
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Wong, Wee, 1974- translator
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| LC no. |
2010047867 |
| ISBN |
9780824835231 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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