Religion and local politics: exploring the subcultures and the political participation of East Java NU elites in the post-new order era

Chalik, Abdul (2010) Religion and local politics: exploring the subcultures and the political participation of East Java NU elites in the post-new order era. Journal of Indonesian Islam, 4 (1). pp. 109-150. ISSN 2355-6994

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Abstract

The history of the involvement of NU in politics cannot be separated from the elites of this organization in East Java. The variety of cultures that flourishes in the province strongly influences the nature and characteristics of the NU elites. This paper is an attempt to deal with the relationship between those subcultures and political participation. It focuses only on five subcultures, Mataraman, coastal areas, Arek, Madurese, and Pendalungan. The NU kiais are perceived by their followers to have played double roles as religious leaders (dealing with spiritual aspects) and community leaders (relating to socio-political aspects). Locality and its growing culture become a key factor. Locality makes a contribution to the growth of understanding about politics. Mataraman NU elites always keep their relationship with formal religious issues, and there is a tendency among them to separate religion from politics. In contrast, Madura, Pendalungan, Pesisiran (north coast), and Arek areas tend to combine religion and politics.

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Chalik, Abdul
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Uncontrolled Keywords: East Java NU; Hybridization; Amalgamation; political participation; Aswaja
Subjects: 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1606 Political Science > 160699 Political Science not elsewhere classified
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik > Prodi Ilmu Politik
Depositing User: Abdun Nashir
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2021 16:35
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2021 16:35
URI: http://repository.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/1508

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