eprintid: 39620
rev_number: 11
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type: monograph
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creators_name: Witriani, -
title: Jilbab in Indonesia:
The Contestation Between Power Relation and Social Identity1
ispublished: pub
subjects: S
divisions: a_pap
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: discussion_paper
keywords: Jilbab , contestation, power relation, social identity
abstract: As part of religious symbols, jilbab in Indonesia has shown a significant change. Not
only because the proliferation of this Islamic fashion is visible across the multiple sites in
this country, but also because Indonesia doesn’t have a historical and cultural
background on Islamic fashion. Since the arrival of Islam in the 13th century, the
distinctive symbol for Muslimah or women Muslim was like kerudung, or kind of
headscarf combined with kebaya or baju kurung which used to be related to Melayu
tradition. However, during this two decades, Islamic fashion has been developing in
such tremendous way which seemingly create such a hybrid culture of fashion among
the Muslims. If this transformation should be correlative with piety, how can we read
Jilbab phenomenon in Indonesia?
It’s a library research. The writer tried to relate the current phenomenon, religious issue
as well as historical perspectives to support the data and analysis.
The research shows that as part of religious symbols, jilbab is not predominantly seen as
a sign which associates to a certain ideology or theological framework. Jilbab is much
more seen as religious and social phenomena in which power relation contribute in
driving the change both by providing and eliminating the room for it to develop. For
example, during the New Order, the authority was so powerful and controlled the
religious life including the ban of jilbab among the public sphere. This policy did not
only create a resistance among the Muslim but also potentially provide a similar pattern
for the following power . For instance, when the next regime gives freedom to the
religious life and jilbab could eventually change the feature of Indonesian Muslims, in
several areas, this kind of fashion has become such compulsory and turn into social
identity. Even, like in Aceh, or West Sumatera, in line with the district autonomy policy,
people think that they have a right to determine their identity including to make jilbab
as compulsory for school uniform. Hence, in some decades, there’s a shift in perceiving
jilbab, from theological perspective to religio-social identity.
date: 2012-11-22
date_type: published
publisher: Fakultas Adab dan Ilmu Budaya
place_of_pub: Yogyakarta
pages: 17
institution: UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
department: Fakultas Adab dan Ilmu Budaya
citation:   Witriani, -  (2012) Jilbab in Indonesia: The Contestation Between Power Relation and Social Identity1.  Discussion Paper. Fakultas Adab dan Ilmu Budaya, Yogyakarta.     
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/39620/1/ISRA.pdf