Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia: Historical Dynamics, Social Relations And Contemporary Changes
This article outlines the origins, development and historical dynamics of Arabs in Indonesia and discusses responses of Indonesians, particularly Muslims, towards this group. It sketches a variety of Indonesia's Arabs—sadah and non-sadah alike— and their contributions to the shape of Indones...
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| description | This article outlines the origins, development and historical dynamics of Arabs in
Indonesia and discusses responses of Indonesians, particularly Muslims, towards
this group. It sketches a variety of Indonesia's Arabs—sadah and non-sadah alike—
and their contributions to the shape of Indonesian Islam, Islamic cultures and
Muslim politics. It also traces the roots of—and depicts the historical dynamics and
changes—social relations and interactions between Arabs and local populations.
The relations between Arabs and non-Arabs in the country have always been marked
with conflict and tensions on the one hand, and peace and cooperation on the other.
Some Muslims in the country "have admired" and built a strong relationship with
the Arabs and "Indo-Arabs" while others have denounced them as the destroyers
of Indonesia's local traditions, civic pluralism, social stability and interreligious
tolerance. This article tries to portray this paradox, discuss factors contributing to
the damaging image of Arabs in contemporary Indonesia, and explain the rationales
behind it. Lastly, it discusses prospects and the possibilities of the constructive
relationships between Arabs, Indo-Arabs, and other nationals, social groupings,
and ethnicities in the country. |
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| spelling | usm-412092018-07-31T05:14:20Z http://eprints.usm.my/41209/ Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia: Historical Dynamics, Social Relations And Contemporary Changes Qurtuby, Sumanto Al P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This article outlines the origins, development and historical dynamics of Arabs in Indonesia and discusses responses of Indonesians, particularly Muslims, towards this group. It sketches a variety of Indonesia's Arabs—sadah and non-sadah alike— and their contributions to the shape of Indonesian Islam, Islamic cultures and Muslim politics. It also traces the roots of—and depicts the historical dynamics and changes—social relations and interactions between Arabs and local populations. The relations between Arabs and non-Arabs in the country have always been marked with conflict and tensions on the one hand, and peace and cooperation on the other. Some Muslims in the country "have admired" and built a strong relationship with the Arabs and "Indo-Arabs" while others have denounced them as the destroyers of Indonesia's local traditions, civic pluralism, social stability and interreligious tolerance. This article tries to portray this paradox, discuss factors contributing to the damaging image of Arabs in contemporary Indonesia, and explain the rationales behind it. Lastly, it discusses prospects and the possibilities of the constructive relationships between Arabs, Indo-Arabs, and other nationals, social groupings, and ethnicities in the country. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41209/1/IJAPS-132_ART3.pdf Qurtuby, Sumanto Al (2017) Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia: Historical Dynamics, Social Relations And Contemporary Changes. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 13 (2). pp. 45-72. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IJAPS-132_ART3.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Qurtuby, Sumanto Al Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia: Historical Dynamics, Social Relations And Contemporary Changes |
| title | Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia:
Historical Dynamics, Social Relations
And Contemporary Changes |
| title_full | Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia:
Historical Dynamics, Social Relations
And Contemporary Changes |
| title_fullStr | Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia:
Historical Dynamics, Social Relations
And Contemporary Changes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia:
Historical Dynamics, Social Relations
And Contemporary Changes |
| title_short | Arabs And "Indo-arabs" In Indonesia:
Historical Dynamics, Social Relations
And Contemporary Changes |
| title_sort | arabs and "indo-arabs" in indonesia:
historical dynamics, social relations
and contemporary changes |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/41209/ http://eprints.usm.my/41209/ http://eprints.usm.my/41209/1/IJAPS-132_ART3.pdf |