Islam and the State in Indonesia

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003 - Social Science - 265 pages

This book explains the relationship between Islam and the state and politics in contemporary Indonesia. President Soeharto's departure from office in May 1998 brought tremendous and far-reaching impacts to Indonesia's political landscape. At least 181 new political parties came into being, a sizeable portion of which use Islam as their symbol and ideological basis.

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Chapter 4
102
Chapter 6
149
Towards an Integrated Political Relationship
193
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Bahtiar Effendy, PhD (Ohio) is a lecturer in political science at the Islamic State University (UIN), Jakarta, and the University of Indonesia. In addition to his teaching career, he is also a Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study and Advancement of Business Ethics (LSPEU Indonesia).

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