Sumanto Al Qurtuby (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Religious Violence and Conciliation in Indonesia

Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the study of interreligious violence and conciliation in the Christian-Muslim conflict zone of Maluku (or the Moluccas) in eastern Indonesia. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, network and associational analysis, interviews with former members of militia groups, both Christians and Muslims. It is of interest to

Produktdetails

• Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780367875169
• ISBN-10: 0367875160
• Artikelnr.: 58439438

Autorenporträt

Sumanto Al Qurtuby is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include the study of Muslim politics and cultures, and the role religion plays in conflict, violence, peace, and public affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. TheMoluccas Sectarian Unrest: Religion
History
and Local Dynamics 2. Perang Sabil: Islam
Radicalism
and the Idea of Holy War 3. Perang Salib: Christianity
Militancy
and the Crusades Imagery 4. The Indigenous Systems of Brotherhood and Dispute Resolution 5. Christian and Muslim Leaders and the Idea of Reconciliation 6. Grassroots Agencies and Peace Movement 7. Government Responses towards Peacebuilding Initiatives 8. Contemporary Moluccas: Religion
Regionalism
and Citizenship 9. Conclusion