Local Religions and Contested Civic Space in Indonesia: A Case Study of Sunda Wiwitan Community in Cigugur, West Java

Hurriyah

2021

Abstract

The study explores the problem of civic space of the local religions in Indonesia, with a case study of Sunda Wiwitan community in Cigugur. While global studies assert that local religions have experienced the lowest level of discriminations among other religious minorities, the Indonesian case shows otherwise. Using a combination of case study and digital analysis, the study shows that struggles for religious freedom and civil rights of the communities of local religions in Indonesia are often challenged by the state and majority groups, resulting a contested civic space. The study asserts that the three actors are in active position in shaping the civic space: local government with the support of majority groups seek to control the space; while the local religion community strives to reclaim the space. It concludes that while the case study of Sunda Wiwitan demonstrates a complexity of civic space problem for the religious minority in local setting, it essentially reflects a deeper problem of civic space for the adherents of local religions in Indonesia. This work contributes to the study of local religions by expanding civic space theory to reframe the dynamics of religious freedom of the minorities in Indonesian case.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hurriyah. (2021). Local Religions and Contested Civic Space in Indonesia: A Case Study of Sunda Wiwitan Community in Cigugur, West Java. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS, ISBN 978-989-758-604-0, pages 595-606. DOI: 10.5220/0010755800003112

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-hums21,
author={Hurriyah},
title={Local Religions and Contested Civic Space in Indonesia: A Case Study of Sunda Wiwitan Community in Cigugur, West Java},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,},
year={2021},
pages={595-606},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010755800003112},
isbn={978-989-758-604-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,
TI - Local Religions and Contested Civic Space in Indonesia: A Case Study of Sunda Wiwitan Community in Cigugur, West Java
SN - 978-989-758-604-0
AU - Hurriyah.
PY - 2021
SP - 595
EP - 606
DO - 10.5220/0010755800003112