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From Fluid Identities to Sectarian Labels: A Historical Investigation of Indonesia's Shi'i Communities
2015
Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies
<p>Since 2011 Indonesia has experienced a rise in intra-Muslim sectarian violence, with Shi'a and Ahmadi communities becoming the target of radical Sunni groups. Taking as point of departure the attacks on Shi'a Muslims and the rapid polarization of Sunni and Shi'i identities, this article aims at deconstructing the "Shi'a" category. Identifying examples of how since the early century of the Islamization devotion for the Prophet Muhammad and his progeny (herein referred to as 'Alid piety) has
doi:10.14421/ajis.2014.521.101-126
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