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" Indonesia: Islam and politics since 1942 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Formichi, Chiara
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AL
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English
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1062273
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ALei2670
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Formichi, Chiara
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Indonesia: Islam and politics since 1942 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Formichi, Chiara
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(5,437 words)
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The relationship between Islam and politics in Indonesia since 1942 has often been reshaped, alternating between government co-optation and repression, expansion and contraction. During the Japanese occupation of 1942–5, Muslims in general were sought as a source for support, but in the first phase of Indonesia’s independence, President Sukarno (in office 1945–67) strove to keep Islam out of politics. Following the regime change that brought General Suharto to power (in office 1967–98), Muslim activists were first used to counter communism and then violently repressed. Religious
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Islam.
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