110-020 Islam and the State in Indonesia

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

37.5 points of second/third year study for third year. Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies, or the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Indonesian or Asian Studies for fourth year.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject should enable students to understand the dynamic of political Islam in the present Indonesia. Students will also study the history of the Islamic movement during the colonial period and after independence in order to understand Islam as a political force within the wider context of domestic political and economic development, as well as the increasing role of Islam in the world. Students will study the changing value orientation of Muslim youth living in the cities, and the dynamic of the 'pesantren' (the Islamic education institution) which exists mostly in rural Java.

Assessment

Written work totalling 2000 words for third year, 3000 words for fourth year, and a 2-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.