The Structure and Context of Justice in Indonesian Shi‘i Discourses

Z. Zulkifli

2018

Abstract

Justice, a universal problem of human being, becomes important to the Shi‘is in Indonesia not only because of its fundamental doctrine in Shi‘i theology but also due to the minority status of the Shi‘i group amidst the overwhelming Sunni majority. This paper is aimed to uncover the structure and context of justice within the Indonesian Shi‘i discourses by using structural analysis and connecting its universal character to the political, social, and religious contexts. The study is based on the content analysis of available sources on the two Shi‘i organizations: IJABI (the Indonesian Council of Ahli Bayt Associations) and ABI (Ahl al-Bayt of Indonesia). The paper uncovers that the structure of binary oppositions of justice-injustice, justice-oppression or justice-tyranny and binary pairs of imamate-justice, Shi‘is-the oppressed or Shi‘ism-pure Islam has been dominant in the Indonesian Shi‘i discourses of justice. The application of the structural model is relevant to political, social, and religious contexts. While adaptation strategies are used with regard to the political context, rapprochement is applied to contribute to harmonious social relations. However, the politics of authenticity emphasizing the authenticity of Shi‘ism over Sunnism is remarkable regarding the religious context. Thus, the universal structure of justice is applied in particular contexts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zulkifli Z. (2018). The Structure and Context of Justice in Indonesian Shi‘i Discourses.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 1534-1541. DOI: 10.5220/0009931415341541

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Z. Zulkifli},
title={The Structure and Context of Justice in Indonesian Shi‘i Discourses},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={1534-1541},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009931415341541},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - The Structure and Context of Justice in Indonesian Shi‘i Discourses
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Zulkifli Z.
PY - 2018
SP - 1534
EP - 1541
DO - 10.5220/0009931415341541