1st Edition
Blasphemy, Islam and the State Pluralism and Liberalism in Indonesia
Preface
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chapter 1: Islam and Pluralism
Setting the scene – sholat dwi bahasa
Ritual prayer – a Pillar of Islam
Islam, the Constitution and the State
Contribution of the Research – Why Rawls?
Chapter Outline
Chapter 2: Rawls and the Challenge of Faith
Political liberalism
Overlapping Consensus
Public reason
The Role of Courts
Commentary and critique
Agreement and Divergence
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Faith and Freedom in Indonesian Law
The Promotion and Protection of Religion
State, Law and Religion
Judicial review of the Blasphemy Law
The Constitution - Compromise or Compromised?
Conclusion
Chapter 4: MUI – The Institutionalising of Indonesian Islam
Islam in Indonesia
Innovation and related concepts
Innovation in Indonesian Islam
Majelis Ulama Indonesia and its fatawa
Orthodoxy Entrenched
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Case Study Part 1 – The Language of Devotion
Pondok Itikaf Jamaah Ngaji Lelaku
The publications
The fatawa
Key events
Reaction and Resonances
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Case Study Part 2 – Innovation on Trial
The Indictment
Evidence
Defence Case
Court Decision
Appeals
Blasphemy - A Case Note
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Islam, Public Reason and the State
Case Study of Post-Soeharto Indonesia
Rawls, Islam and the State
Pluralism and Liberalism in Indonesia
Rawls and Indonesian Pluralism
Postscript
Bibliography
International Instruments
Legislation and Legislative Instruments
Cases
Books and Journal Articles
Index
Biography
Stewart Fenwick is an Honorary Professor of the Australian Catholic University at the Institute for Religion, Politics and Society, and an Associate of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, and the Asian Law Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. He was awarded the Harold Luntz Graduate Research Thesis Prize for 2015 at the Melbourne Law School, and was awarded the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis for 2016 at the University of Melbourne.
'A masterly exploration of the intersection between legal, political and religious institutions in Indonesia as they engage with the difficult issue of religious freedom and blasphemy.'
Professor Abdullah Saeed, University of Melbourne, Australia
'Based on extensive fieldwork in Java, this is a beautifully written and meticulously researched account of the paradox that democratisation in Indonesia led to rising intolerance in the Muslim community. It has important implications for the wider intellectual project of reconciling Islamic thought with Western modernity.'
Professor Tim Lindsey, University of Melbourne, Australia
