Packaging, Persuasion and Propaganda: Popular Preaching and Islamic Counter-publics in Indonesia

Weng, Hew Wai

doi:10.1080/10357823.2022.2052801

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“…Nonetheless, the spirit of Islamic populism continued to wield influence in the public sphere. The post-election activities of Islamist groups like FPI and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, though minimal in both quantity and impact because their organizational permits were revoked, reflected their ongoing commitment to advocating their interests in different ways (Akmaliah and Pamungkas 2023;Hew 2022). The influence of Islamic populism, particularly at the grassroots level, relies on forming alliances with groups possessing strong economic capital, typically aligned with oligarchic power, as evidenced in previous elections where predatory politics sought to establish such alliances.…”

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The ‘Elective Affinity’ of Islamic Populism, Mobilization and Social Media: A Case Study of Indonesian Politic Identity Within the Three Elections

Akmaliah,

Nadzir

2024

Stud. Islam.

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Scholarly inquiry into Islamic populism in Indonesia has distinctly bifurcated into two primary domains. The first is a comprehensive examination of political issues that explores various perspectives, including political identity, agency, and the influence of political figures. The second domain focuses on the impact of digital platforms, particularly how the proliferation of hoaxes and disinformation plays a critical role in shaping political identities during elections. Unlike previous studies, this article employs Gerbaudo’s concept of elective affinity to elucidate the interconnection between populism in political science and the dynamic realm of social media. These forces generate the political sentiments that shape Islamic populism in Indonesia. Specifically, this article conducts a nuanced analysis, utilizing the presidential elections of 2014 and 2019, as well as the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial elections, as comprehensive case studies.

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The ‘Elective Affinity’ of Islamic Populism, Mobilization and Social Media: A Case Study of Indonesian Politic Identity Within the Three Elections

Akmaliah,

Nadzir

2024

Stud. Islam.

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“…For many youths in Indonesia, social media activity has become intertwined with religious practice in various ways, a development which also relates to the rise of the middle class and the increase in practices of consumption related to religious engagement and identity (Slama, 2018: 1). Many popular Islamic preachers in Indonesia, even those who reject popular culture and promote conservative and/or Islamist ideologies, are active on social media, using marketing and branding techniques on popular platforms to make non-mainstream ideas more palatable (Hew, 2022). However, even in cases where religious communities have actively embraced the use of social media and the potential it holds for increasing piety and outreach, the affordances of media infrastructures can bring up ambiguities which require moral and religious navigation.…”

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Smartphones and the education of religious youth in Indonesia: Highway to hell or path of righteousness?

Larson

2023

Social Compass

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Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in secondary schools in Manado, Indonesia, this article examines digital infrastructures and their accompanying (im)moral potentialities in the development of Christian and Muslim youth as evaluated by educators. On the one hand, smartphones are portrayed as portals to a globalizing world in which youth might succumb to negative influences (with a particular anxiety surrounding pornography) based on their perceived inchoate moral development and insufficiently strong religious foundation. On the other hand, these teachers and administrators recognize the potential that smartphones have to be used for deepening spiritual engagement, connection, and proselytization. This particular case study offers insights into the ways in which institutions charged with religious and moral development of youth seek to leverage rather than categorically reject mainstream culture, navigating the globalizing influences of the secular world toward the possibility of attaining a greater good.

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“…This strategy is intended as a rebranding of HTI with a persuasive aim to spread the ideology of the caliphate. (Wai Weng, 2022) This is clearly worrying for the younger generation, especially students at the high school level who incidentally are in a psychological state of searching for identity. Moreover, students in public schools usually need basic religious education and only get literal Islamic religious education from their teachers.…”

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The Role and Strategy of Islamic Religious Education in Preventing the Spread of Caliphate Ideology (Case Study in SMAN 1 Wonosobo)

Nugroho,

Shiddiq,

Karwadi

2023

QLMN

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This study intends to raise two main issues, namely about the role and learning strategies of Islamic Religious Education in preventing the spread of caliphate ideology in SMA Negeri 1 Wonosobo. Using a qualitative-descriptive method, the researcher collected data through observation and interviews. This study yielded findings: In preventing the spread of the caliphate in SMA Negeri 1 Wonosobo, Islamic education learning has a significant and strategic role. Because through PAI, learning Islamic understanding and values can be instilled. Even so, the role of PAI learning cannot be separated from the role of the PAI teacher himself. The PAI learning strategy for preventing Khilafah in SMA Negeri 1 Wonosobo has been carried out through planned steps and has become part of the curriculum. The strategy is carried out through learning in and outside the classroom. Although there is no specific material on the caliphate, the teacher considers that preventing the spread of the caliphate is part of the hidden curriculum. PAI learning outside the classroom in preventing the spread of the ideology of the caliphate is carried out through several activities, namely: Formation of an Islamic Study Group, publication of the Al-Hikmah Journal, Commemoration of the Isra' Mi'raj, Commemoration of the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday, Friday sermon pulpit, Hari Raya Ceremony Santri, Seminar on religious moderation.

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Packaging, Persuasion and Propaganda: Popular Preaching and Islamic Counter-publics in Indonesia

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

The ‘Elective Affinity’ of Islamic Populism, Mobilization and Social Media: A Case Study of Indonesian Politic Identity Within the Three Elections

The ‘Elective Affinity’ of Islamic Populism, Mobilization and Social Media: A Case Study of Indonesian Politic Identity Within the Three Elections

Smartphones and the education of religious youth in Indonesia: Highway to hell or path of righteousness?

The Role and Strategy of Islamic Religious Education in Preventing the Spread of Caliphate Ideology (Case Study in SMAN 1 Wonosobo)

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