From ideological to political sectarianism: Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and the state in Indonesia

• Main Author: Arifianto, Alexander R.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Sectarianisation; Islam
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162384
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This contribution applies the sectarianisation thesis of Hashemi and Postel to analyse renewed political sectarianism between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, the two largest Indonesian Islamic organisations. It finds that while distinct ideologies and rituals do distinguish these organisation...