Indigenous Affirmation of Harmony among Dayak and Banjar

Paperback: 96 pages
Language: Indonesia
ISBN: 978-602-96257-4-5
Publisher: CRCS

In the era of political freedom following the end of Soeharto regime, identity politics goes strong in Indonesia. Ethnicity and religion often intertwines by which identity negotiation and accommodation sometimes ended in displease. This resulted in the outbreaks of communal violence in the recent years that demonstrated the prominent roles of religious and ethnic identities. This poses a question about the affectivity of diversity management in Indonesia.

Endi Saputro

Research coordinator of CRCS

Since two years ago, “nikah sirry or secret marriage” has been hotly debated in Indonesia. Interestingly, reactions come not only from various muslim scholars who argue for/against nikah sirry, but also from policy makers who sought to draft a bill on very the matter. Despite the disagreement, this book explains fluently, emploting religious perspective, that nikah sirry simply means “marriage which is not officially registered in KUA [Office of Religious Affairs), but it fullfils all the marriage requirements as prescribed in Islamic Law” (p.1). On the other hand, in the context of public sphere, the bill on nikah sirry aims to protect the future of the children resulted from nikah sirry. And it seems that this debate knows no end in sight.

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