The Political Decline of Traditional Ulama in Indonesia
The State, Umma and Nahdlatul Ulama
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Political wisdom in Indonesia has long held that its large mass-based Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, are politically influential. Within the current democratizing environment ulama have faced many challenges to their social standing and it is our contention in this article that their socio-political role has been diminished in this environment. In order to gauge this situation, the Asia Foundation, working with Indonesian research organizations, conducted a nation-wide survey to explore the changing ways that these Muslim organizations wield political influence, especially at the local level. The survey results confirm that religious figures, or ulama, within NU and Muhammadiyah, do not wield the same kind of direct political influence as they have historically, but this article also highlights how these leaders are still important power brokers at the local level.
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See, for example, van Dijk (1981) for accounts of the role of ulama in Darul Islam rebellions in West Java, Central Java, Aceh and South Sulawesi of the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Interview with Q. Salam, 9 December 2010, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Interview with A. Hasan, 9 December 2010, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Interview with Q. Salam, 9 December 2010, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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The Political Decline of Traditional Ulama in Indonesia
The State, Umma and Nahdlatul Ulama
In: Asian Journal of Social ScienceSearch for other papers by Greg Fealy in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Robin Bush in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Political wisdom in Indonesia has long held that its large mass-based Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, are politically influential. Within the current democratizing environment ulama have faced many challenges to their social standing and it is our contention in this article that their socio-political role has been diminished in this environment. In order to gauge this situation, the Asia Foundation, working with Indonesian research organizations, conducted a nation-wide survey to explore the changing ways that these Muslim organizations wield political influence, especially at the local level. The survey results confirm that religious figures, or ulama, within NU and Muhammadiyah, do not wield the same kind of direct political influence as they have historically, but this article also highlights how these leaders are still important power brokers at the local level.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 1759 | 485 | 31 |
| Full Text Views | 293 | 5 | 2 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 183 | 13 | 4 |