"Pragmatism, identity, and the state How the Nuaulu of Seram have reinvented their beliefs and practices as "religion

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5777439
AutoresR Ellen (0000-0002-7349-2419, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume15
Fascículo2
Páginas254-254
Data de publicação2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1411-2272 • E-ISSN: 2407-6899
EditoraWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17510/wacana.v15i2.403
OpenAlexW2281251014
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas17

The Dutch colonial state categorized animists and ancestor-worshippers and inscribed them into written records in ways that have had long-term effects. The immediate post-independence period in Maluku, despite early political turmoil, settled down to a kind of stability under the New Order, the paradoxical outcome of which was both gradual integration of Nuaulu into a wider political and cultural consensus and conditions favouring economic change that undermined that consensus. The new policies of reformasi after 1998 presented further opportunities for Nuaulu to engage with the state in ways that promoted their interests. The opportunities were short-lived, however, given the implosive events of the communal unrest that lasted until 2001. This paper illustrates how this history has influenced Nuaulu self-perceptions and conceptualization of themselves as a separate people with a "religion" that goes beyond simply adherence to adat, and how this process has been partly driven by demography and a desire for pragmatic accommodation

Inscribed figure · Pragmatism · Unrest · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Asian Studies and History · Philippine History and Culture