Contentious Belonging: The Place of Minorities in Indonesia

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2019

Contentious Belonging

The Place of Minorities in Indonesia

Edited by: Greg Fealy and Ronit Ricci

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814843478

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Contention has surrounded the status of minorities throughout Indonesian history. Two broad polarities are evident: one inclusive of minorities, regarding them as part of the nation’s rich complexity and a manifestation of its “Unity in Diversity” motto; the other exclusive, viewing with suspicion or disdain those communities or groups that differ from the perceived majority. State and community attitudes towards minorities have fluctuated over time. Some periods have been notable for the acceptance of minorities and protection of their rights, while others have been marked by anti-minority discrimination, marginalisation and sometimes violence. This book explores the complex historical and contemporary dimensions of Indonesia’s religious, ethnic, LGBT and disability minorities from a range of perspectives, including historical, legal, political, cultural, discursive and social. It addresses fundamental questions about Indonesia’s tolerance and acceptance of difference, and examines the extent to which diversity is embraced or suppressed.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables and figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Glossary Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. Diversity and its discontents: an overview of minority–majority relations in Indonesia Greg Fealy and Ronit Ricci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1. HISTORY AND LAW
2. Minorities in Indonesian history: from ambiguous advantage to cantonisation Robert Cribb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Minorities and discrimination in Indonesia: the legal framework Tim Lindsey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
4. The Constitutional Court and minority rights: analysing the recent homosexual sex and indigenous belief cases Simon Butt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
PART 2. DISABILITY
5. Changing laws, changing attitudes: the place of people with disability in Indonesia Thushara Dibley and Antoni Tsaputra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
6. Disability inclusion in Indonesia: the role of Islamic schools and universities in inclusive education reform Dina Afrianty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
PART 3. SEXUALITY
7. Is the recent wave of homophobia in Indonesia unexpected? Saskia E. Wieringa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
8. Localising queer identities: queer activisms and national belonging in Indonesia Hendri Yulius Wijaya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
PART 4. RELIGION AND ETHNICITY
9. The mobilisation of intolerance and its trajectories: Indonesian Muslims’ views of religious minorities and ethnic Chinese Marcus Mietzner and Burhanuddin Muhtadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
10. Disputes over places of worship in Indonesia: evaluating the role of the Interreligious Harmony Forum Ihsan Ali-Fauzi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
11. Anti-Chinese sentiment and the ‘return’ of the pribumi discourse Charlotte Setijadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
12. Minority and advantage: the story of Sindhis in Indonesia Maria Myutel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
13. ‘Normalising’ the Orang Rimba: between mainstreaming, marginalising and respecting indigenous culture Butet Manurung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
PART 5. REFLECTIONS
14 Manipulating minorities and majorities: reflections on ‘contentious belonging’ Sidney Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 282
Keywords: Ethnic Studies; Minority Studies

eBook

Published: May 27, 2019
ISBN: 9789814843478