This thesis is an edition and study of Bujangga Manik, a narrative poem in Old Sundanese composed in the late fifteenth century. It includes detailed analyses of everything from the foliation and... Show moreThis thesis is an edition and study of Bujangga Manik, a narrative poem in Old Sundanese composed in the late fifteenth century. It includes detailed analyses of everything from the foliation and materials of the sole surviving manuscript to the ships, houses, and perfumes, and much else, referred to in the text. Show less
This study shows how Islamisation took place and how it was contested and negotiated in West Java. It focuses on three important religious variants: Islam, Aliran Kebatinan and Christianity and... Show moreThis study shows how Islamisation took place and how it was contested and negotiated in West Java. It focuses on three important religious variants: Islam, Aliran Kebatinan and Christianity and covers the early twentieth century to the present, with the emphasis on the period after 1965. Conflicts between these religious variants are analised. This study departs from the working hypothesis that there is always a coherent dialectics between cultural categories in society on the one hand, and negotiations between the state and these cultural categories, on the other. The dramatic political change in the aftermath of the 30 September 1965 coup attempt was crucial in the development of Islam in West Java. This change produced an unprecedented socio-cultural and political setting that increasingly shifted away from the social and cultural foundations of Soekarno’s political reign towards that of Soeharto in which religions were given a wider mandate. This shifting political context that provided the imperative for social and political adjustments weakened the Aliran Kebatinan and favoured a much more intense Islamisation than ever before. This change provided the context for the rise of Dakwahism and, as a consequence, cemented the way for the deepening Islamisation of the Sundanese from below. Show less
Moeliono heeft gekeken naar de ruimtelijke ordening, op papier en in de praktijk. Hij vraagt zich af of de Indonesische wetgeving burgers voldoende beschermt tegen onrechtmatig optreden van de... Show moreMoeliono heeft gekeken naar de ruimtelijke ordening, op papier en in de praktijk. Hij vraagt zich af of de Indonesische wetgeving burgers voldoende beschermt tegen onrechtmatig optreden van de overheid. Dat blijkt helaas niet het geval. De lokale overheid is eenzijdig gericht op economische groei en voert een weinig consistent beleid op het gebied van ruimtelijke ordening. Bovendien blijkt de wetgeving niet eenduidig te zijn, wanneer burgers verdreven dreigen te worden en voor hun rechten willen opkomen. Vergunningen In praktijk vormen vergunningen het belangrijkste beleidsinstrument voor het grondgebruik. Bovenop de bestuursstructuur, gedecentraliseerd na de val van Soeharto, is nu een top-down planningsmechanisme gelegd. Verwarring alom. Ambtenaren bepalen tot in detail wat wel en wat niet mag, zonder daarbij veel aandacht te schenken aan de lokale bevolking. Zelfs als de vergunningverlening duidelijk in strijd is met de regels, is het moeilijk te achterhalen bij welke instantie je verhaal kunt halen. Moeliono’s case studies van West-Java en Bandung leveren zo een somber beeld op van de ruimtelijke ordening. Die zou alleen kunnen verbeteren door de wetgeving grondig te herzien en de bestuurspraktijk te veranderen. Show less
Identification with authoritative Islamic figures and concepts extends to landscape elements, and many topographical features in West Java become Islamic landscapes through names of Islamic saints... Show moreIdentification with authoritative Islamic figures and concepts extends to landscape elements, and many topographical features in West Java become Islamic landscapes through names of Islamic saints and leading figures of Sufi tradition. Such places are regarded as sites of karamat (sacred power), and are visited by Sundanese Muslims, whose penchant for making supplications at graves supports a domestic tourist industry. Show less
