| ID | 147866 |
| Title Proper | Mapping Chineseness on the landscape of Christian churches in Indonesia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hoon, Chang-Yau |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Scholarship on the Chinese Indonesian community has largely been concerned with the tensions between the community and the majority non-Chinese (or pribumi). The fault lines were usually examined against the background of Suharto’s assimilation policy, the 1998 anti-Chinese riots, the stark imbalance of the nation’s wealth within this minority group, and Chinese loyalty – or chauvinism – in the time of nation-building, and in the face of the rise of modern China. Little attention has been given to Christianity as offering a shelter for the inconspicuous propagation of Chineseness; particularly in terms of the conduct of services in Chinese, the teaching of the language, and business-management leadership. The network of Chinese churches locally, and extending internationally beyond Indonesia, represents a rich field for further scholarship. This article sets out an epistemological map in the service of such research. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethnicity Vol. 17, No.2; Mar 2016: p.228-247 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethinicity Vol: 17 No 2 |
| Key Words | Religion ; Christianity ; Indonesia ; Identity ; Chineseness ; Chinese Indonesian |