ABSTRACT
This book provides new data and perspectives on the development of 'world religion' in post-colonial societies through an analysis of the development of 'Hinduism' in various parts of Indonesia from the early twentieth century to the present. This development has been largely driven by the religious and cultural policy of the Indonesian central government, although the process began during the colonial period as an indigenous response to the introduction of modernity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|34 pages
Introduction
Negotiating identities — Indonesian ‘Hindus' between local, national, and global interests
chapter 6|9 pages
The Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia In A Society In Transformation
The emergence of conflicts amidst differences and demands
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chapter 11|24 pages
From ‘Grooter Toradja' To ‘Toraja Raya'
Emergent ethnic identity, expansionism, and political struggle in Tana Toraja and Luwu, South Sulawesi
chapter 14|13 pages
Old Gods for the New World
The ritual struggle of the Tamil and the Karo within Hinduism in North Sumatra
