Kevin W Fogg
Biographic Data
| ID | 668770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin W Fogg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin W |
| FAMILY NAME | Fogg |
| SIGNATURE | FOGG K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Islamic Studies (ISAM) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7690-5023 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Indonesian socialism of the 1950s
From 1945 until 1965, virtually all Indonesian political parties claimed to follow some version of socialism. What did ‘socialism’ mean in this context, though? In economics, party platforms promoted aspects of redistribution and collective ownership, but the application of such ideologies was limited. In international relations, Indonesia was dedicated to a third way between the capitalist and communist superpowers, meaning ‘socialism’ was not g…
Indonesia's Islamic Revolution
The history of the Indonesian Revolution has been dominated by depictions of grassroots fighters and elite politicians who thought of it as a nationalistic or class-based war. In this major new study, Kevin W. Fogg rethinks the Indonesian Revolution (1945–49) as an Islamic struggle, in which pious Muslims, who made up almost half the population, fought and organized in religious ways. Muslims fighting on the ground were convinced by their leaders…
Making an Indonesian National Hero for Lombok
Indonesia’s category of ‘national hero’ or pahlawan nasional has evolved since it first emerged with Indonesian independence. This title went from a popular term for veterans, to a designated national category, to a centrepiece of New Order civil religion. This article chronicles further changes in the post-Suharto era both by a quantitative analysis of the entire pantheon of 179 pahlawan and by the case study of the first national hero for West …
Indonesian Islamic Socialism and its South Asian Roots
Islamic socialism was a major intellectual and political movement in Indonesia in the twentieth century, with ongoing influences until today. However, this movement did not follow the most common narratives of Indonesian intellectual history, which trace religious influences to the Middle East and political movements to anti-colonial reaction in terms framed by the Dutch. Rather, the first major Indonesian proponent of Islamic socialism, H. O. S.…
Reinforcing Charisma in the Bureaucratisation of Indonesian Islamic Organisations
Many studies of Islam in Indonesia have focused on the mass Islamic organisations that form the backbone of civil society and Indonesian religious life. However, studies of these organisations have not appreciated the central place of charisma amid their bureaucratic features. This article looks at the case of Alkhairaat, a mass Islamic organisation headquartered in Central Sulawesi but spread throughout eastern Indonesia, as a bureaucracy built …
Islamic Post-traditionalism in Indonesia, written by Rumadi
Islam and Politics in Indonesia
Rémy Madinier, a French researcher on Islam in Indonesia, has here produced the most authoritative study on the largest Islamic party in the world in the 1950s. The French original (2011) had previously been published in Indonesian (2013) and is now very capably translated into English by Jeremy Desmond. The Islamic party Masyumi (sometimes found in the literature in its original spelling, Masjumi) was one of Indonesia’s four major parties in the…
Southeast Asian Muslims in the Era of Globalization Edited by Ken Miichi and Omar Farouk
Islam in Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, 1945-1949
Although most policy studies argue there has been no influence of Islam on Indonesia's foreign policy, the foreign relations of the Republic of Indonesia during the revolution for independence provide a counter-example. Because of the greater role for society in conducting, rather than just influencing, foreign relations, Islam was used as a key element in Indonesia's diplomatic efforts in the Arab world between 1945 and 1949. This led to several…
Performance, Popular Culture, and Piety in Muslim Southeast Asia
Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia
Journal Article Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia: Areas of Toleration and Conflict Edited by Bernhard Platzdasch and Johan Saravanamuttu Get access Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia: Areas of Toleration and Conflict Edited by Bernhard Platzdasch and Johan Saravanamuttu (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014), xxx + 431 pp. Price PB $42.90. EAN 978–9814519649. Kevin W. Fo…
The Longest Journey
Journal Article The Longest Journey: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage to Mecca, by Eric Tagliacozzo Get access The Longest Journey: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage to Mecca, by Eric Tagliacozzo (New York: Oxford U.P., 2013; pp. 356. £64). K. Fogg K. Fogg Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 130, Issue 543, April 2015, Pages 481–483, …
The standardisation of the Indonesian language and its consequences for Islamic communities
In the 1940s and 1950s, several organs of the newly independent Indonesian state oversaw the standardisation of the Indonesian national language. In this process, Western-oriented bureaucrats pushed the language towards European normativity, significantly decreasing the influence of Arabic. While this reform carried symbolic meaning, the practical ramifications on Indonesian orthography, spelling, and word selection also carried real, non-symboli…
The Missing Minister of Religion and the PSII
This article provides a contextual biography of K.H. Ahmad Azhary, who was appointed as the Minister of Religion in the first Amir Sjarifuddin cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia in 1947. The life of this man provides insight into Islamic activity in South Sumatra and its connections with the Middle East, as well as with the rest of Indonesia. Most importantly, the examination of Azhary’s appointment to the Indonesian cabinet — to a position tha…
Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam
One of the puzzles of Islamic studies in Indonesia in the last fifteen years has been the juxtaposition of political liberalization after the fall of Suharto in 1998 and a so-called ‘Conservative Turn’ in religious life from around the same time. Despite a very open-minded Muslim leader rising to the presidency in 1999 in the person of Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia has seen the growth of conservative Islamic groups and the growth of conservatism w…
Questioning Modernity in Indonesia and Malaysia, edited by Wendy Mee and Joel S. Kahn
Catholic Vietnam
The End of Innocence
These two French authors, one based in Paris and one based in Jakarta, have assembled a deceptively good book on the question of radical Islam in Indonesia. Originally published in French by the Institut de Recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaire in 2006 under the title La fin de l’innocence, this translation is also a serious extension of the book, especially in the last two chapters. The book is deceptive precisely because its important r…
Islam, Nationalism and Democracy
Since Indonesia’s democratization in 1998, and especially since the strong showing of Islamic parties in the 2004 elections, scholars of Indonesia have renewed their attention to the 1940s and 50s—the country’s first experiment with democracy—and to Islamic politics in particular. Two impressive new biographies in 2012 have not only furthered that work significantly, but have also filled major gaps in the scholarship. Audrey Kahin, the long-time …
Living Islamically in the Periphery
Journal Article Living Islamically in the Periphery: Muslim Discourse, Institution, and Intellectual Tradition in Southeast AsiaBy Iik Arifin Mansurnoor Get access Living Islamically in the Periphery: Muslim Discourse, Institution, and Intellectual Tradition in Southeast AsiaBy Iik Arifin Mansurnoor (Banten: UIN Jakarta Press, 2011), xxi + 414 pp., bibliography, index. Price PB $89.00. EAN 978–6028033404. Kevin W. Fogg Kevin W. Fogg Oxford Centre…
Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Book Review : (Eric Tagliacozzo, ed. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, working with NUS Press in Singapore, 2009). Viii + 392 pages.This book has brought together scholars from around the world to begin to fill this gaping hole. Especially with regards to the influence of the Middle East on Southeast Asian (Muslim) society, the various articles add significantly to our understanding. The book also aspires to go beyond a limited, brief, loc…
Indonesian socialism of the 1950s
From 1945 until 1965, virtually all Indonesian political parties claimed to follow some version of socialism. What did ‘socialism’ mean in this context, though? In economics, party platforms promoted aspects of redistribution and collective ownership, but the application of such ideologies was limited. In international relations, Indonesia was dedicated to a third way between the capitalist and communist superpowers, meaning ‘socialism’ was not g…
Indonesian Islamic Socialism and its South Asian Roots
Islamic socialism was a major intellectual and political movement in Indonesia in the twentieth century, with ongoing influences until today. However, this movement did not follow the most common narratives of Indonesian intellectual history, which trace religious influences to the Middle East and political movements to anti-colonial reaction in terms framed by the Dutch. Rather, the first major Indonesian proponent of Islamic socialism, H. O. S.…
Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam
One of the puzzles of Islamic studies in Indonesia in the last fifteen years has been the juxtaposition of political liberalization after the fall of Suharto in 1998 and a so-called ‘Conservative Turn’ in religious life from around the same time. Despite a very open-minded Muslim leader rising to the presidency in 1999 in the person of Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia has seen the growth of conservative Islamic groups and the growth of conservatism w…
Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Book Review : (Eric Tagliacozzo, ed. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, working with NUS Press in Singapore, 2009). Viii + 392 pages.This book has brought together scholars from around the world to begin to fill this gaping hole. Especially with regards to the influence of the Middle East on Southeast Asian (Muslim) society, the various articles add significantly to our understanding. The book also aspires to go beyond a limited, brief, loc…
Living Islamically in the Periphery
Journal Article Living Islamically in the Periphery: Muslim Discourse, Institution, and Intellectual Tradition in Southeast AsiaBy Iik Arifin Mansurnoor Get access Living Islamically in the Periphery: Muslim Discourse, Institution, and Intellectual Tradition in Southeast AsiaBy Iik Arifin Mansurnoor (Banten: UIN Jakarta Press, 2011), xxi + 414 pp., bibliography, index. Price PB $89.00. EAN 978–6028033404. Kevin W. Fogg Kevin W. Fogg Oxford Centre…
Questioning Modernity in Indonesia and Malaysia, edited by Wendy Mee and Joel S. Kahn
Catholic Vietnam
The End of Innocence
These two French authors, one based in Paris and one based in Jakarta, have assembled a deceptively good book on the question of radical Islam in Indonesia. Originally published in French by the Institut de Recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaire in 2006 under the title La fin de l’innocence, this translation is also a serious extension of the book, especially in the last two chapters. The book is deceptive precisely because its important r…
Islam, Nationalism and Democracy
Since Indonesia’s democratization in 1998, and especially since the strong showing of Islamic parties in the 2004 elections, scholars of Indonesia have renewed their attention to the 1940s and 50s—the country’s first experiment with democracy—and to Islamic politics in particular. Two impressive new biographies in 2012 have not only furthered that work significantly, but have also filled major gaps in the scholarship. Audrey Kahin, the long-time …
The Missing Minister of Religion and the PSII
This article provides a contextual biography of K.H. Ahmad Azhary, who was appointed as the Minister of Religion in the first Amir Sjarifuddin cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia in 1947. The life of this man provides insight into Islamic activity in South Sumatra and its connections with the Middle East, as well as with the rest of Indonesia. Most importantly, the examination of Azhary’s appointment to the Indonesian cabinet — to a position tha…
Contemporary Developments in Indonesian Islam
One of the puzzles of Islamic studies in Indonesia in the last fifteen years has been the juxtaposition of political liberalization after the fall of Suharto in 1998 and a so-called ‘Conservative Turn’ in religious life from around the same time. Despite a very open-minded Muslim leader rising to the presidency in 1999 in the person of Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia has seen the growth of conservative Islamic groups and the growth of conservatism w…
Islam in Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, 1945-1949
Although most policy studies argue there has been no influence of Islam on Indonesia's foreign policy, the foreign relations of the Republic of Indonesia during the revolution for independence provide a counter-example. Because of the greater role for society in conducting, rather than just influencing, foreign relations, Islam was used as a key element in Indonesia's diplomatic efforts in the Arab world between 1945 and 1949. This led to several…
Performance, Popular Culture, and Piety in Muslim Southeast Asia
Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia
Journal Article Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia: Areas of Toleration and Conflict Edited by Bernhard Platzdasch and Johan Saravanamuttu Get access Religious Diversity in Muslim-majority States in Southeast Asia: Areas of Toleration and Conflict Edited by Bernhard Platzdasch and Johan Saravanamuttu (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014), xxx + 431 pp. Price PB $42.90. EAN 978–9814519649. Kevin W. Fo…
The Longest Journey
Journal Article The Longest Journey: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage to Mecca, by Eric Tagliacozzo Get access The Longest Journey: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage to Mecca, by Eric Tagliacozzo (New York: Oxford U.P., 2013; pp. 356. £64). K. Fogg K. Fogg Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 130, Issue 543, April 2015, Pages 481–483, …
The standardisation of the Indonesian language and its consequences for Islamic communities
In the 1940s and 1950s, several organs of the newly independent Indonesian state oversaw the standardisation of the Indonesian national language. In this process, Western-oriented bureaucrats pushed the language towards European normativity, significantly decreasing the influence of Arabic. While this reform carried symbolic meaning, the practical ramifications on Indonesian orthography, spelling, and word selection also carried real, non-symboli…
Southeast Asian Muslims in the Era of Globalization Edited by Ken Miichi and Omar Farouk
Islamic Post-traditionalism in Indonesia, written by Rumadi
Islam and Politics in Indonesia
Rémy Madinier, a French researcher on Islam in Indonesia, has here produced the most authoritative study on the largest Islamic party in the world in the 1950s. The French original (2011) had previously been published in Indonesian (2013) and is now very capably translated into English by Jeremy Desmond. The Islamic party Masyumi (sometimes found in the literature in its original spelling, Masjumi) was one of Indonesia’s four major parties in the…
Reinforcing Charisma in the Bureaucratisation of Indonesian Islamic Organisations
Many studies of Islam in Indonesia have focused on the mass Islamic organisations that form the backbone of civil society and Indonesian religious life. However, studies of these organisations have not appreciated the central place of charisma amid their bureaucratic features. This article looks at the case of Alkhairaat, a mass Islamic organisation headquartered in Central Sulawesi but spread throughout eastern Indonesia, as a bureaucracy built …
Indonesia's Islamic Revolution
The history of the Indonesian Revolution has been dominated by depictions of grassroots fighters and elite politicians who thought of it as a nationalistic or class-based war. In this major new study, Kevin W. Fogg rethinks the Indonesian Revolution (1945–49) as an Islamic struggle, in which pious Muslims, who made up almost half the population, fought and organized in religious ways. Muslims fighting on the ground were convinced by their leaders…
Making an Indonesian National Hero for Lombok
Indonesia’s category of ‘national hero’ or pahlawan nasional has evolved since it first emerged with Indonesian independence. This title went from a popular term for veterans, to a designated national category, to a centrepiece of New Order civil religion. This article chronicles further changes in the post-Suharto era both by a quantitative analysis of the entire pantheon of 179 pahlawan and by the case study of the first national hero for West …
Indonesian Islamic Socialism and its South Asian Roots
Islamic socialism was a major intellectual and political movement in Indonesia in the twentieth century, with ongoing influences until today. However, this movement did not follow the most common narratives of Indonesian intellectual history, which trace religious influences to the Middle East and political movements to anti-colonial reaction in terms framed by the Dutch. Rather, the first major Indonesian proponent of Islamic socialism, H. O. S.…
Indonesian socialism of the 1950s
From 1945 until 1965, virtually all Indonesian political parties claimed to follow some version of socialism. What did ‘socialism’ mean in this context, though? In economics, party platforms promoted aspects of redistribution and collective ownership, but the application of such ideologies was limited. In international relations, Indonesia was dedicated to a third way between the capitalist and communist superpowers, meaning ‘socialism’ was not g…
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