Islam and Politics in Indonesia : The Masyumi Party between Democracy and Integralism /

The Masyumi Party, which was active in Indonesia from 1945 to 1960, constitutes the boldest attempt to date at reconciling Islam and democracy. Masyumi proposed a vision of society and government which was not bound by a literalist application of Islamic doctrine but rather inspired by the values of...

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Main Author: Madinier, Remy (Author)
Other Authors: Desmond, Jeremy (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Singapore : NUS Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Half title page; Full title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Introduction; Chapter One
  • The Party's Infancy: Its Political Genesis and Historical Lineage; Chapter Two
  • The Early Signs of Political Schizophrenia: Caught between Stability and Revolution; Chapter Three
  • Confronting Reality: Masyumi and the Exercise of Power; Chapter Four
  • The Fall; Chapter Five
  • Governing in the Name of Islam; Chapter Six
  • The Ideal of an Islamic Society; Chapter Seven
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Archetypal Contradictions within Muslim Reformism in Indonesia: Masyumi as Inheritors and PerpetuatorsGlossary; Bibliography; Index