Book contents
- Indonesia’s Islamic Revolution
- Indonesia’s Islamic Revolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Indonesian Names
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Islam in Indonesia before the Revolution
- Part I Islam in Indonesia’s War of Independence
- 2 Islamic Calls to Action
- 3 Ulama, Islamic Organizations, and Islamic Militias
- 4 Magic, Amulets, and Trances
- 5 Social Revolution
- 6 Darul Islam
- Part II Islam in Indonesia’s Political Revolution
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Oral History Sources
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Darul Islam
from Part I - Islam in Indonesia’s War of Independence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2019
- Indonesia’s Islamic Revolution
- Indonesia’s Islamic Revolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Indonesian Names
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Islam in Indonesia before the Revolution
- Part I Islam in Indonesia’s War of Independence
- 2 Islamic Calls to Action
- 3 Ulama, Islamic Organizations, and Islamic Militias
- 4 Magic, Amulets, and Trances
- 5 Social Revolution
- 6 Darul Islam
- Part II Islam in Indonesia’s Political Revolution
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Oral History Sources
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
When thinking about a fight in the name of Islam to establish an Islamic polity in Indonesia during the revolution (and afterward), many Indonesians would automatically think of the so-called Darul Islam rebellion in West Java, led by a man called S. M. Kartosuwirjo. This case is well known, both because it grew as a rebellion throughout the 1950s and spread to other areas of Indonesia,1 and because it birthed or inspired the radical Islamists engaged in violent actions against the Indonesian state and non-Muslim groups since the 1990s.2 The ongoing impact of this movement after the revolution has brought it attention of all kinds – military, political, academic, social – so that it has been conceived of as an exceptional case and a cautionary tale about the dangers of Islamic struggle. The idea that this negative example was the epitome of Islamic struggle in the Indonesian Revolution has framed national discourse to suggest that all Islamic struggle was bad and opposed to the Indonesian state.3
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- Indonesia's Islamic Revolution , pp. 112 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019