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Islam in and out of politics: The Indonesian case
Author(s) -
WATSON C.W.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anthropology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1467-8322
pISSN - 0268-540X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8322.12448
Subject(s) - indonesian , popularity , politics , islam , perspective (graphical) , complement (music) , political science , sociology , social science , political economy , gender studies , law , history , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , complementation , computer science , gene , phenotype
Accounts of the relationship between Islam and politics in Indonesia often fail to appreciate the contribution that an anthropological perspective can make towards understanding the heterogeneity of Muslim communities in the country. Looking at recent events that have political dimensions in the country, this article shows how paying close attention to the popularity of celebrity preachers can complement a political science approach.