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Challenging Islamic Orthodoxy

Accounts of Lia Eden and Other Prophets in Indonesia

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Authors:
  1. Al Makin

    1. Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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  • Is the first work which comprehensively presents Lia Eden’s prophetic trajectory
  • Is based on interviews and materials provided by Lia Eden and her followers
  • Offers a new theory of prophethood and popular religion in the context of Indonesian religious and spiritual tradition
  • Explores the debates in the public sphere in the reform period of Indonesia
  • Revisits the meaning of pluralism, religious freedom, discrimination against minorities in the Indonesian context

Part of the book series: Popular Culture, Religion and Society. A Social-Scientific Approach (POPCULT, volume 1)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Al Makin
    Pages 1-23

  3. Her Majesty Queen Lia Eden

    • Al Makin
    Pages 25-45

  4. The Salamullah Religious Sermon (1997–1999)

    • Al Makin
    Pages 47-63

  5. The Bumpy Road to Apostasy (2000–2004)

    • Al Makin
    Pages 65-84

  6. Defending God’s Kingdom (2005–2007)

    • Al Makin
    Pages 85-105

  7. The Weakening of God’s Kingdom (2008–2012)

    • Al Makin
    Pages 107-121

  8. The Public Battle

    • Al Makin
    Pages 123-144

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 145-244
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About this book

This book is the first work that comprehensively presents the accounts of Lia Eden, a former flower arranger who claims to have received divine messages from the Archangel Gabriel and founded the divine Eden Kingdom in her house in Jakarta. This book places Lia Eden’s prophetic trajectory in the context of diverse Indonesian spiritual and religious traditions, by which hundreds of others also claimed to have been commanded by God to lead people and to establish religious groups. This book offers a fresh approach towards the rich Indonesian religious and spiritual traditions with particular attention to the accounts of the emergence of indigenous prophets who founded some popular religions. It presents the history of prophetic tradition which remains alive in Indonesian society from the colonial to reform period. It also explores the ways in which these prophets rebelled against two hegemonies: colonial power in the past and Islamic orthodoxy in the present. The discussion of this bookfocuses on Lia Eden including her biography, claims to prophethood and divinity, the development of her group Eden Kingdom, her challenge to Islamic orthodoxy  under the banner of the MUI (Indonesian Ulama Council), her persecution by radical groups, her experiences in court trials and imprisonment, and public responses to her emergence. The discussion also covers other themes currently drawing public attention in Indonesia, such as pluralism, religious freedom, tolerance, discrimination against minorities, and secularisation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Al Makin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Challenging Islamic Orthodoxy

  • Book Subtitle: Accounts of Lia Eden and Other Prophets in Indonesia

  • Authors: Al Makin

  • Series Title: Popular Culture, Religion and Society. A Social-Scientific Approach

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38978-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38976-9Published: 03 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81783-5Published: 14 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-38978-3Published: 22 September 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2509-3223

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-3231

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, general, Anthropology

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