Mobilizing Piety: Islam and Feminism in Indonesia

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Islam and feminism are often thought of as incompatible. Through a vivid ethnography of Muslim and secular women activists in Jakarta, Indonesia, Rachel Rinaldo shows that this is not always the case. Examining a feminist NGO, Muslim women's organizations, and a Muslim political party, Rinaldo reveals that democratization and the Islamic revival in Indonesia are shaping new forms of personal and political agency for women. These unexpected kinds of agency draw on different approaches to interpreting religious texts and facilitate different repertoires of collective action - one oriented toward rights and equality, the other toward more public moral regulation. As Islam becomes a primary source of meaning and identity in Indonesia, some women activists draw on Islam to argue for women's empowerment and equality, while others use Islam to advocate for a more Islamic nation. Mobilizing Piety demonstrates that religious and feminist agency can coexist and even overlap, often in creative ways. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 1. Islam and Feminism in Jakarta......Page 14 2. Islamic Politics and Gender Politics in Indonesia......Page 45 3. Fatayat and Rahima: Islamic Reformists......Page 76 4. The Prosperous Justice Party: Islamizing Indonesia?......Page 124 5. Solidaritas Perempuan: Feminist Agency in an Age of Islamic Revival......Page 168 6. Conclusion......Page 205 Appendix A: Methodology......Page 216 Appendix B: Human Development and Gender Indicators in Indonesia......Page 220 Notes......Page 224 References......Page 234 A......Page 244 B......Page 245 C......Page 246 E......Page 247 F......Page 248 G......Page 250 H......Page 251 I......Page 252 K......Page 254 M......Page 255 N......Page 257 P......Page 258 R......Page 261 S......Page 262 T......Page 264 W......Page 265 Z......Page 267