Minorities, Modernity and the Emerging Nation: Christians in Indonesia, a Biographical Approach
(Book #199 in the Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Series)
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This book examines the development of Indonesian nationalism from the viewpoint of a minority: the urban Christian elite. Placed between the Indonesian nationalist promise of freedom and the (equally Christian) Dutch colonial promise of modernity, their experience of late colonialism was filled with dilemma and ambiguity. Rather than describe dry institutions, this study traces the lives of five politically active Indonesian Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, spanning the late colonial, Japanese occupation and early independence periods: Amir Sjarifoeddin, Bishop Soegijapranata, Kasimo, Moelia and Ratu Langie. For most of them the main problem was not so much the protest against colonialism, but the transition to more modern forms of political community. Their status as a religious minority, and as urban middle class 'migrants' out of their traditional communities, made them more aware that achieving moral consensus was problematic.
This book should be of interest to students of Indonesian history, as well as those studying the history of Third World nationalism and the history of Christian missions.
This book should be of interest to students of Indonesian history, as well as those studying the history of Third World nationalism and the history of Christian missions.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:906718151X
ISBN13:9789067181518
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Brill
Length:292 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"
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