Blasphemy, Islam and the State

Preface

Abbreviations

Glossary

Chapter 1: Islam and Pluralism

Setting the scene - sholat dwi bahasa

Ritual prayer - a Pillar of Islam

Islam, the Constitution and the State

Contribution of the Research - Why Rawls?

Chapter Outline

Chapter 2: Rawls and the Challenge of Faith

Political liberalism

Overlapping Consensus

Public reason

The Role of Courts

Commentary and critique

Agreement and Divergence

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Faith and Freedom in Indonesian Law

The Promotion and Protection of Religion

State, Law and Religion

Judicial review of the Blasphemy Law

The Constitution - Compromise or Compromised?

Conclusion

Chapter 4: MUI - The Institutionalising of Indonesian Islam

Islam in Indonesia

Innovation and related concepts

Innovation in Indonesian Islam

Majelis Ulama Indonesia and its fatawa

Orthodoxy Entrenched

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Case Study Part 1 - The Language of Devotion

Pondok Itikaf Jamaah Ngaji Lelaku

The publications

The fatawa

Key events

Reaction and Resonances

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Case Study Part 2 - Innovation on Trial

The Indictment

Evidence

Defence Case

Court Decision

Appeals

Blasphemy - A Case Note

Conclusion

Chapter 7: Islam, Public Reason and the State

Case Study of Post-Soeharto Indonesia

Rawls, Islam and the State

Pluralism and Liberalism in Indonesia

Rawls and Indonesian Pluralism

Postscript

Bibliography

International Instruments

Legislation and Legislative Instruments

Cases

Books and Journal Articles

Index