Religion, Decolonization, and the Planetary Community Voices from the Indonesian Archipelago

Introduction Jonathan Davis Smith

Part 1: Thinking about Decolonization and the Planetary

1. Decolonization and Planetary Thinking Whitney A. Bauman

2. Decolonizing Religion: toward an Engaged “Religious” Methodology Samsul Maarif

3. Decolonizing the Decolonization Discourse: The Dutch and the Making of Religion in Indonesia Frans Wijsen

4.  Toward Decolonial Blue Ecotheology: Voices from the Archipelago Leksmana Leonard

Part 2: Decolonizing Human-Nature Relations

5. Bengawan Solo Riwayatmu Kini: Reading River Pollutants through Women’s Eyes as a Decolonizing Act Dewi Candraningrum

6. Decolonizing Human-Animal Relations in Indonesia: Insights from Bara, Cindakko, and Tobalo Indigenous Communities in Sulawesi Andi Alfian

7. Marapu Indigenous Economy: Ritual Agriculture in between Modern Disenchantment and Religious Ecology in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Krisharyanto Umbu Deta

8. Rethinking Human-Nature Relations in the Religious Education Curriculum on Indigenous Religions in Indonesia Jear N. D. K. Nenohai

Part 3: Decolonizing Religion, Nature, and Gender Studies

9. [Re]constructing [An]other Space: Ritual as a Site of Resistance for the Bissu Community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Petsy Jessy Ismoyo

10. Waria Battling Everyday Life: From Identity Cards to Climate Disaster in Semarang, Indonesia Puspa Aqirul Mala

11. Daur Resik as an Ecofeminist Recycling Initiative: Living Well with Waste in Five Indonesian Cities for a Better Planetary Life Kania Bening Rahmayna

12. Decolonizing Human-Nature Relations: Ecofeminist Climate Activism in East Kalimantan, Indonesia Hudriansyah

Part 4: Decolonizing Legal and Rights Frameworks for Indigenous Peoples

13. Indigenous Rights Violations in Indonesia’s Capital Relocation: Green Criminology and The Voice of Indigenous Peoples in East Kalimantan, Indonesia Fany N. R. Hakim

14. Ibu Bumi Dilarani: How Environmental Law Conflicts with a Relational Approach to Nature in The North Kendeng Highlands, Central Java, Indonesia Ivan Wagner

15. Separative Conservation and Forest-Integrated Communities: The Manusela National Park Dilemma in Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia Vikry Reinaldo Paais

16. The Use of Ritual in Mediating Customary Land Disputes by the Dayak Kantuk Community in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Bibi Suprianto

Biography

Whitney A. Bauman is Professor of Religious Studies at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, FL. He is also co-founder and co-director of Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge, a non-profit based in Berlin, Germany that holds public discussions over social and ecological issues related to globalization and climate change.

Samsul Maarif is Director of the MA Program of the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies (CRCS), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada. His research interests include the religions of Indigenous Peoples, ecology, community development, and advocacy. He is the coordinator of the research-advocacy coalition for Indigenous Peoples “Rumah Bersama” (our shared home).

Jonathan Davis Smith is Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is also Visiting Lecturer at the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. His research focuses on religion/culture, social movements, and environmental activism.