Articles
Liberal Islam in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideological Developments in the first half of the 2010s
Maksym Kyrchanoff
Vostok/Oriens '2016, №1
The main characteristics and directions of liberal political ideology of Indonesian Islam are analyzed in the article. The ideologists of liberal Islam actively use political liberal and nationalist ideas. The principles of democratic freedoms, respect for the rights of ethnic and religious minorities are borrowed by them from the Western liberal tradition. The ideas of de-Arabization of Islam appeared as result of Indonesian nationalism influence. The political program of liberal Islam in Indonesia is characterized by mixed nature. The texts of liberal Muslims are addressed to educated part of society that can understand and accept Western values. The development of liberal Islam actualizes postcolonial character of Indonesian statehood, transitional nature of political regime and also assists to modernization and secularization of society. The prospects of the development and transformation of liberal Islam are still unclear and uncertain.
Keywords: liberal Islam, Jaringan Islam Liberal, political ideology, human rights, secularism
Pages: С. 99–110
