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THE STATE AND HIDDEN DISCRIMINATION: Islamic Preference and the Future of Religious Harmony in Southeast Asia Salayan, Irwandra; Masbukin, Masbukin
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 2 (2024): APJRS
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i2.37708

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This study critically examines state-facilitated religious favoritism in Indonesia’s plural democratic context, with a particular focus on the Masjid Paripurna program in Pekanbaru and comparative examples from majority non-Muslim regions. Drawing on structural violence (Galtung), symbolic power (Bourdieu), and theories of misrecognition (Honneth) and hegemony (Gramsci), the research reveals how ostensibly neutral administrative practices—budget allocations, permit procedures, and public moral narratives—systematically privilege majority religious groups. These practices manifest as symbolic violence, normalizing exclusion without overt coercion, and placing minority communities in a persistent dilemma of representation: conform to dominant norms or risk marginalization. Through document analysis, limited in‑depth interviews, and thematic reading of policy discourse, the study argues that such favoritism undermines the secular ideals of equity and erodes trust in the state as a neutral arbiter. It calls for a paradigmatic shift toward institutional equity, ensuring that all faith communities enjoy equal access to material resources, symbolic recognition, and participatory governance in Indonesia’s multi‑religious society
ISLAMIZING MYSTICISM: Tarekat, Santri, and the Collapse of Syncretism in Suharto's Indonesia Riansyah, Rhonny; Hermanto, Bambang; Salayan, Irwandra
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 9, No 1 (2025): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v9i1.37744

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This article examines the transformation of Sufi orders (tarekat) in Indonesia during the New Order regime by analyzing the rationalization and bureaucratization of mystical Islam within the logic of the modern state. Using Max Weber’s theory of charismatic authority, Talal Asad’s concept of discursive tradition, and decolonial perspectives from Quijano and Mignolo, this study demonstrates that the relationship between the state and Sufi communities is not merely a process of co-optation, but a complex negotiation of power and knowledge. The cases of TQN Suryalaya and JATMAN show how Sufi leaders strategically institutionalized their networks while maintaining spiritual authority at the grassroots level. While this transformation legitimized Sufism in the eyes of the state and mainstream Muslim society, it also contributed to the erosion of syncretic traditions that had long characterized local Islam. However, through tactics of epistemic delinking, many tarekat retained their autonomy, allowing mystical practices to persist beneath the surface of formal religious structures. This study argues that the Islamization of mysticism in Indonesia is not a linear process of purification, but a contested field of tradition, modernity, and resistance. It offers a nuanced understanding of how local religious actors navigate state hegemony while preserving alternative forms of spiritual knowledge.
FROM SYMBOLIC CONFLICTS TO CULTURAL COLLABORATION: The Role of Local Intelligence in Indonesian Religious Coexistence Palawa, Alimuddin Hassan; Masbukin, Masbukin; Salayan, Irwandra
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 9, No 2 (2025): APJRS
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v9i2.38846

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Interreligious relations in Indonesia are often framed through narratives of harmony or overt conflict, while the dynamics of symbolic conflict embedded in everyday social life tend to be overlooked. This article aims to analyze how symbolic interreligious conflicts in Indonesia are mediated and transformed through culturally grounded local intelligence and everyday social practices. Employing a qualitative approach based on literature analysis and conceptual reflection on a range of empirical studies on religious conflict and coexistence in Indonesia, this article examines the forms of symbolic conflict that emerge in ritual contestations, struggles over public space, and the negotiation of religious identities, as well as the cultural mechanisms through which communities mitigate these tensions. The findings demonstrate that interreligious conflict in Indonesia is more frequently manifested as symbolic conflict rather than open physical violence, and that local communities do not rely solely on formal regulations or state intervention in managing such tensions. Instead, they activate forms of local intelligence rooted in local wisdom, everyday social relations, and historical experiences of coexistence. These practices reflect an implicit and contextual form of praxis-based dialogue, functioning as mechanisms of conflict transformation that shift symbolic tensions toward cultural collaboration.
Co-Authors Alimuddin Hassan Palawa Bambang Hermanto Masbukin Masbukin Riansyah, Rhonny