Aulia Nastiti
German Asia Research Center
July 5, 2014
Deutsches Asienforschungszentrum Asian Series Commentaries, Vol. 19, 2014
Abstract:
For many years, Indonesia has been widely regarded as
a model wellspring of moderate and peaceful Islam. However, these
democratic pluralism images appear inconsistent with the many
religious-inspired violent conflicts that have taken place continuously
in Indonesia up until the present day (2014). Taking the perspective of
historicity, the minoritization of certain religious communities in
Indonesia is not a historical condition, but is rather constructed
through specific historical processes, involving several actors that
have an interest in power and representation. The Ahmadiyya case has
remained a polemic until now and is an example to illustrate how the
majority discourses are produced to create the identity of a minority
group as “the other.”
This paper will address the question within the historical perspective of why and how Ahmadiyya became an antagonized minority. To answer this question, the discourses from several parties that address the Ahmadiyya issue will be identified, as well as how these discourses identify Ahmadis as the “antagonist minority.” Furthermore, discursive construction will be linked with the shifting landscape of the Indonesian political and cultural context to explain why there has been growing agitation against the Ahmadiyya, particularly since the reformation era, while previously the Ahmadiyya coexisted peacefully with other Islamic organizations in Indonesia.
This paper will address the question within the historical perspective of why and how Ahmadiyya became an antagonized minority. To answer this question, the discourses from several parties that address the Ahmadiyya issue will be identified, as well as how these discourses identify Ahmadis as the “antagonist minority.” Furthermore, discursive construction will be linked with the shifting landscape of the Indonesian political and cultural context to explain why there has been growing agitation against the Ahmadiyya, particularly since the reformation era, while previously the Ahmadiyya coexisted peacefully with other Islamic organizations in Indonesia.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 16
Keywords: Minorities, Discursive Construction, Ahmadiyya, Indonesia, Religious Conflict
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2472294
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