A contest between different political ideologies took place in the early years after the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. The debate centered on whether the new state would officially apply Islamic law. This article looks at the past events that demonstrated the recurring contest between various ideological camps at different levels and forms. Employing both historical and legal plura…
The different characteristics of Indonesian Islam may be caused by the fact that Indonesia is one of the countries in which Islam has not replaced local religions, but it has encountered with local customs, traditions, and religions, by which many Muslims accepts them as a way to point out that Islam can adapt to any traditions. However, this can result in the prevalence of syncretism practices…
The different characteristics of Indonesian Islam may be caused by the fact that Indonesia is one of the countries in which Islam has not replaced local religions, but it has encountered with local customs, traditions, and religions, by which many Muslims accepts them as a way to point out that Islam can adapt to any traditions. However, this can result in the prevalence of syncretism practices…
This paper analyses the meaning of friday prayer for indonesian muslims students in canberra, Australia. Due to the nature of obligatory prayer (salah) in islam, it is hard to identity the symbolic meaning of every movement of prayer for the muslim participant. However, using bowen's analysis, this paper emphasizes the social significance of friday prayer for its participant in a particular pla…