From ideological to political sectarianism

Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and the state in Indonesia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12273128
AutoresAlexander R Arifianto (0000-0003-1626-4599, Nanyang Technological University, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume49
Fascículo2
Páginas126-141
Data de publicação2021-03-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligion State & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0963-7494 • E-ISSN: 1465-3974
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09637494.2021.1902247
OpenAlexW3168892750
IdiomaIT
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas23

This contribution applies the sectarianisation thesis of Hashemi and Postel to analyse renewed political sectarianism between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, the two largest Indonesian Islamic organisations. It finds that while distinct ideologies and rituals do distinguish these organisations one from another, recent conflicts between the two organisations can be attributed to political-based sectarianism rather than an ideological-based one. The contribution also shows how sectarianism can be effectively politicised in Indonesia – a formally democratic nation – due to weak state capacity and other societal problems. Such problems led to a legitimacy challenge against the Joko Widodo (‘Jokowi’) regime from senior Muhammadiyah leaders and other Islamist-leaning groups through the 2016/17 Defending Islam movement. In response, the regime aligns itself with the NU, which utilises sectarian rhetoric to discredit these groups. However, in the process NU renews the long-standing sectarianism between itself and Muhammadiyah

Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sectarianism · State (computer science · Asian Studies and History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Mathematics