The Indonesian Islamic Debate on a Woman President
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nelly Van Doorn‐harder (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 164-190 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj17-2b |
| OpenAlex | W2886064192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper traces the debate by Indonesian scholars of Islam concerning the acceptability of a woman as president according to the sources of Islam. The actual goal of the debate was purely political and aimed at preventing Megawati Soekarnoputri from reaching the position of president. Religious argumentations were used to circumvent the popular vote. Religious reasoning however was heavily mixed with arguments and biases against women derived from politics local culture and social hierarchy. The debate caught the national attention since it raised principal questions about who holds the authority over the formation of religious opinions and about the protection of womens rights as assigned to them by the holy sources of Islam. In the long run the debate did not just concern Megawatis bid for the presidency but opened the door for abuse of the holy texts. (authors
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| Citations per year | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |