Searching for an ‘Authentic Encounter’
Exploring New Conceptualisations of Pluralism in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18976089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lengauer (0000-0002-6189-9078, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 84-99 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-0282 • E-ISSN: 1469-8676 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/saas.2023.310207 |
| OpenAlex | W4382318906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
By attending to the conceptualisations of interfaith student and youth groups in Bandung, Indonesia, in response to state ideologies and regulatory policies, this article examines new approaches to the concept of pluralism – approaches that recognise the affective economies of how people construe and deal with difference. Conceptualisations of ‘authentic encounter’ not only pose a direct critique to the dividing effects of the legal codification and categorisation of difference – a critique that anthropologists working in societies characterised by ethnic and religious diversity voiced alongside feminist thinkers – but also reveal great potential for theoretical reflections from below. By drawing on contemporary anthropological work on pluralism in Southeast Asia and leaning on the anthropological literature on affect, this article shows how conceptualisations of ‘authentic encounter’, which circulate among groups of predominantly young activists, situate feelings and emotional states directly into ideas of how diversity should be dealt with. By doing so, they not only challenge the limits of pluralism as a politico-legal category but also espouse a concept of pluralism that is essentially embedded in the emotional life and social activities of those living with difference
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Knowledge and passion
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The Politics of Religion in Indonesia
Beyond Bandung
Activist Archives
Spiritual Economies
Politics in Indonesia
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Violence and Vengeance
Islam and Covenantal Pluralism in Indonesia
Two Decades of Ideological Contestation in Indonesia
Vigilante Citizenship
Islam, Law and Equality in Indonesia
Veiled Sentiments
The Potentiality of Ethnography and the Limits of Affect Theory
Ritual Power
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Bodies of emotion
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |