Reinforcing charisma in the bureaucratisation of Indonesian Islamic organisations

Journal article

Abstract:: Many studies of Islam in Indonesia have focused on the mass Islamic organisations that form the backbone of civil society and Indonesian religious life. However, studies of these organisations have not appreciated the central place of charisma amid their bureaucratic features. This article looks at the case of Alkhairaat, a mass Islamic organisation headquartered in Central Sulawesi but spread throughout eastern Indonesia, as a bureaucracy built to reinforce and perpetuate the charisma of its...
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Institution:

University of Oxford

Oxford college:

Brasenose College

Role:

Author

Funding agency for:

Fogg, K

Grant:

In-Bound Visiting Researcher fellowship

Publisher:: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Publisher's website
Journal:: Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Journal website
Volume:: 37
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 117-140
Publication date:: 2018-05-22
Acceptance date:: 2018-04-13
EISSN:: 1868-4882
ISSN:: 1868-1034

Language:: English
Keywords:: Central Sulawesi

Islamic organisations

bureaucratisation

Alkhairaat

charisma

Indonesia
Pubs id:: pubs:853412
UUID:: uuid:894617c0-0a87-48eb-a244-690b192ddcd0
Local pid:: pubs:853412
Source identifiers:: 853412
Deposit date:: 2018-05-22

Copyright holder:: Fogg, K
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