Promotie
From respected hermits to ordinary citizens
- A.J. Suryani
- Datum
- donderdag 28 januari 2021
- Tijd
- Bezoekadres
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Academiegebouw
Rapenburg 73
2311 GJ Leiden
Samenvatting
This dissertation is about the Baduy, an adat community in Banten Province, Indonesia. It argues that the conversion of the Baduy was influenced by their self-concept, which requires them to detach from modernity and development, the limited size of their land, and the increase of the population. This process of conversion was supported by the politics of religion, which differentiates local beliefs (kepercayaan) from state-recognised religions (agama) where adhering to a local belief was considered irreligious (tidak/ belum beragama) and backward. To make the adherents of local beliefs religious, the government allows followers of major religions to invite the adherents of local beliefs into their faith. Furthermore, to develop the adherents of local beliefs, the government created development policies, in particular a resettlement programme. The programme aimed at Baduy society began in 1977 and lasted until 1999. Besides developing the adat communities, this programme was also aimed at changing their beliefs so that they aligned themselves with “monotheistic views”. The fact that Muslim and Christian missionaries were targeting the same group of people caused tension, contestation, and EVEN violence. Confronted with this situation, the adherents of local beliefs fought back and resisted the policies in various ways. The researcher arrived at these conclusions after doing extensive fieldwork and library research on adat communities in Indonesia and on the Baduy in particular. This research is important to understand why and how the adherents of local religions in Indonesia are discriminated by the state and how they respond to the situation by, among others, converting to Islam or Christianity.
Promotoren
- Prof.dr. N.J.G. Kaptein
- Prof.dr. G. A. Persoon
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Persvragen (alleen voor journalisten)
Maarten Muns, adviseur wetenschapscommunicatie Universiteit Leiden
m.a.muns@bb.leidenuniv.nl
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