2010
DOI: 10.15642/jiis.2010.4.2.287-316
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THE DISCOURSE OF MUSLIM INTELLECTUALS AND `ULAMA’ IN INDONESIA: A Historical Overview

Abstract: Muslim intellectuals and `ulama> ' are two notions necessary for attempts to get deep understanding of particularly Indonesian Muslim scholars. This paper analyses the discourse of Muslim intellectuals and `ulama> ' in Indonesia before the independence period. The focus is on the practices and vectors which paved the way for the Muslim intellectuals and `ulama> ' to come to the forefront in socio-political and cultural arena of Indonesia. The paper argues that the emergence of Indonesian intellectuals was not … Show more

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“…Looked closely, Abdullah Marisie was a scholar who has various roles, namely as a scholar-intellectual, educator, activist, and also a politician. In the discourse of Muslim intellectuals in Indonesia, Abdullah Marisie was part of the foremost group in socio-politics with a background in Islamic boarding school education (Niam, 2010).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Looked closely, Abdullah Marisie was a scholar who has various roles, namely as a scholar-intellectual, educator, activist, and also a politician. In the discourse of Muslim intellectuals in Indonesia, Abdullah Marisie was part of the foremost group in socio-politics with a background in Islamic boarding school education (Niam, 2010).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While the negative behavioral process such as menolak "refuse" presented that the Ulamas voted to reject government policies. This shows that Ulamas try to be a "moral compass" that directs the government [3].…”
Section: Behavioral Processmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a country with the most Muslim majority in the world, Ulamas as respected figures in Islam have another important roles in Indonesia, such as roles in the religious, social, and even political fields. This role of Ulamas has begun since the arrival of Islam to Indonesia during the pre-independence period until now, long after Indonesia gained its independence [1][2][3][4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Intellectual movements in Indonesia were initially associated with colonial resistance and the independence movement, which began in the early twenty-first century. The conditions imposed by Dutch rule were central to intellectual movements in pre-independence Indonesia, including the Ethical Policy, the emergence of socio-political and cultural associations, and the growth of study clubs (Niam 2010). In addition, Lapidus (2012) mentioned examples of socio-political and cultural associations such as Boedi Oetomo, Indische Partji, Pudjangga Baroe, and Taman Siswa, the latter of which founded 250 schools and created a community of students and teachers to strengthen aspirations to achieve independence.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%