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Crossroads of Belief: Religious Conversion and the Political Dimensions Among Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia Suryani, Ade Jaya
JURNAL PENELITIAN Vol 21 No 2 (2024)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28918/jupe.v21i2.8738

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This research examines the political dimensions of religious conversion among Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia, focusing on the experiences of the Baduy in Banten, the Akur Sunda Wiwitan in West Java, and the Suku Anak Dalam in Jambi. It aims to understand how political structures—particularly state policies and identity politics—drive religious conversion, often under the pretext of social inclusion. While conventional studies on conversion emphasize psychological or sociocultural factors, this research situates conversion within the broader framework of political hegemony and state control over officially recognized religions. Employing a qualitative methodology, this research draws on fieldwork, in-depth interviews, and documentary analysis, integrating anthropological, sociological, and political science approaches. The findings indicate that religious conversion among Indigenous groups is often not spiritually motivated but rather a strategic response to institutional discrimination, legal exclusion, and the pursuit of citizenship rights. This highlights the crucial role of state power in shaping religious identities and marginalizing traditional belief systems. By foregrounding the non-Western realities of political coercion and exclusion, this research contributes to the decolonization of conversion studies. It calls for policy reforms that uphold religious freedom and protect Indigenous religious identities within a pluralistic and democratic framework.
Faith, Nation, and Digital Piety: The Moral Politics of Kyai Responses to the 212 Action in Banten Suryani, Ade Jaya; Rohman, Rohman
Digital Muslim Review Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): June
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32678/dmr.v3i1.50

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This article explores how Islamic authority, digital communication, and moral politics intersect in post-reform Indonesia through the responses of kyai in Banten to the Aksi Bela Islam (ABI 212) movement. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews with nineteen kyai, it analyses how these clerics interpreted the 2016 blasphemy controversy involving Jakarta’s governor and negotiated their moral positions amid rising Islamic mobilisation. The study identifies three orientations: activist-participatory, spiritual-sympathetic, and critical-pragmatic—each reflecting different moral logics linking faith and civic duty. Digital platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp became key arenas for coordination and emotional expression, reshaping kyai authority into a form of “networked Islam.” Rather than mirroring conservatism, the kyai’s engagement reveals an ongoing negotiation between piety, nationalism, and democracy, highlighting the reconfiguration of Islamic authority in Indonesia’s digital and moral public sphere.