Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia: The Institutionalization of a Minority Religion

by Yasuyuki Nagafuchi PhD

Overview

Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Indonesia? Although Indonesia is overwhelmingly Muslim, 90 percent of the population in Bali is Hindu. In the title of Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia, a comprehensive study of Hindu society and culture in Indonesia, Yasuyuki Nagafuchi examines Bali since the colonial era and details the development and institutionalization of Hinduism as an official religion. By analyzing how Hinduism continues to respond to changes in Bali and throughout Indonesia, this book explores the relationship between religion and the state, and traces the history of Parisada Hindu Dharma, Indonesia's most representative Hindu organization. From its founding to its rupture at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the author provides a complete history of Parisada and examines the conflict and contradictions between a religion based on Balinese rituals and ceremonies and Hinduism as a global religion. In doing so, this book identifies the unique characteristics of Hinduism in Indonesia today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925608359
Publisher:	Trans Pacific Press
Publication date:	04/26/2024
Series:	Kyoto Area Studies on Asia
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yasuyuki Nagafuchi is Emeritus Professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Hinduism and the Colonial State Chapter 1. A Character Defined, a Cosmos Destroyed Ethical imperialism Defining the Balinese ‘Hindu’ and the ruling system The earthquake of 1917 Issues with puri reconstruction Restoring Besakih Temple Disputes over the defi nition of culture Chapter 2. Another Space A return to religious ritual Subsumption into capitalism The establishment of autonomous regions Order and discord Lower-level civil servants and organized groups Organization of knowledge, circulation of discourse A re-endorsement of religious authority The dilemma of ‘Balinization’ Part II: Hinduism and the Nation State Chapter 3. Social Reconstruction and Morality A border zone A convergence of issues Loss of unity Violence and fear Kreneng and its signifi cance in the 1950s Sanglah as a center for new religious scholarship Shastri and advice from the diaspora Chapter 4. Religion and the State Hindus and the Religion Ministry Unifying the priesthood The Bali Autonomous Religion Bureau The conclusion of negotiations A lack of centripetal force Last rebellion, or perpetuation of the kingship concept Monotheism and pluralism Chapter 5. The Spirit of the New Order Circumstances of a bloodbath Discipline under God The Indonesianization of Hinduism The shadows of the dead Symbols of the New Order Expansion of rituals Completed cosmology— recreation of a kingship world Part III: Hinduism and the Global State Chapter 6. Disintegration: Hinduism and the Pluralization of Values The ‘channel’ of religion Deterritorialization and co-optation by the state Communities and Hindu representative bodies A schism in religious authority Democratic Hinduism (1): Hindu-type groups Democratic Hinduism (2): title groups Hinduism and pluralizing values Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index