Indonesia RELIGION AND WORLDVIEW
Mosque in Malang, Jawa Timur
Courtesy Hermine L. Dreyfuss
A Hindu temple near Ubud, Bali
Courtesy Hermine L. Dreyfuss
Religion in Indonesia was a complex and volatile issue
in the
early 1990s, one not easily analyzed in terms of social
class,
region, or ethnic group. Although Islam, Christianity,
Hinduism,
Buddhism, and other religions influenced many aspects of
life, the
government generally discouraged religious groups from
playing a
political role. The state guaranteed tolerance for certain
religions (agama) regarded as monotheistic by the
government, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and
Buddhism,
but only as long as these creeds remained outside of
politics.
Data as of November 1992
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