The Relation between Religiosity Dimensions and Support for Interreligious Conflict in Indonesia

Setiawan, Tery and Jong, Edwin B.P. de and Scheepers, Peer L.H. and Sterkens, Carl J.A. (2020) The Relation between Religiosity Dimensions and Support for Interreligious Conflict in Indonesia. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 42 (2). pp. 244-261. ISSN 1573-6121

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Abstract

In this study, we explain differences in support for interreligious lawful and violent protests against the religious outgroup. Combining religiosity and social identity approaches, we take three dimensions of religiosity (namely, practices, beliefs and salience) into consideration related to support for interreligious conflict, next to relevant control characteristics. The analysis is based on survey data (N = 2026) collected among a random sample of Muslims (n = 1451) and Christians (n = 575) across the Indonesian archipelago. Our findings show that members of the Muslim community are, on average, more inclined to support interreligious conflict, both lawful and violent protests. Participation in rites of passage is a crucial aspect of religious practices found to be positively related to both kinds of protest. Religious beliefs show great importance but vary in their influence: particularistic views and intratextual fundamentalism are related to support for lawful protest, whereas religiocentrism is related to support both for lawful and violent protests. In contrast, salience reduces support for violent protest. As such, the findings offer a differentiated way to understand present-day interreligious conflicts among the general population in Indonesia.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Indonesia, interreligious conflict, protest, religiosity, violence
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Depositing User: Perpustakaan Maranatha
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2022 08:42
Last Modified: 15 Jun 2022 08:42
URI: http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/30342

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