ISBN:
9781315773803
,
9781317682509
,
9781317682516
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xi, 161 pages)
Series Statement:
Modern anthropology of Southeast Asia
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.209598
Keywords:
Spiritualism Political aspects
;
Parapsychology and anthropology
;
Political culture
;
Democracy
;
Corruption
;
Ethnology
;
Indonesia Politics and government 1998-
Abstract:
Introduction : politics with spirits -- 1. The Kyai : spirits and corruption -- 2. The bloggers : spirits, embarrassment, and the battle for Islam -- 3. The politician : sorcery and decentralization -- 4. The sultan : elections, ancestors, and the law -- 5. The prophet : world renewal and the ghost of a president -- Conclusion : democracy from a spirit point of view.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315773803
