The Political Use of Prophecies in Indonesia
The paper analyzes through different historical periods in Indonesia the political instrumentalization of three prophetic narratives based on the prophecies of the medieval Javanese king Jayabaya, and looks at the ways in which millenniarist organizations and political activists have used the myths...
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oai:doaj.org-article:1b73107771f048faa9ea0fd46b8a98722021-12-02T03:47:14ZThe Political Use of Prophecies in Indonesia10.21301/eap.v15i1.100353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/1b73107771f048faa9ea0fd46b8a98722020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/1042https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801 The paper analyzes through different historical periods in Indonesia the political instrumentalization of three prophetic narratives based on the prophecies of the medieval Javanese king Jayabaya, and looks at the ways in which millenniarist organizations and political activists have used the myths of the Savior and the Golden Age to achieve their own goals. The form of prophetic narratives has proved extremely productive in the process of channeling dissatisfaction and mobilizing for the purpose of political activism, and their interpretation does not only yield a clearer picture of the complex political situation and historical events, but also, through the actions of influential individuals, it provides insight into a number of other aspects of local culture, such as the forming of religious syncretism, the division of power in society or the cultural perception of time. The paper seeks to show that these prophecies do not aim to foretell future events, but rather serve as a means of ensuring the legitimacy of individuals in political struggles in the present time. Mladen StajićUniversity of Belgradearticlepolitical propheciesprophesyingforetelling the futuremyth of the Golden Ageanthropology of timemillenniarismAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2020) |
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The paper analyzes through different historical periods in Indonesia the political instrumentalization of three prophetic narratives based on the prophecies of the medieval Javanese king Jayabaya, and looks at the ways in which millenniarist organizations and political activists have used the myths of the Savior and the Golden Age to achieve their own goals. The form of prophetic narratives has proved extremely productive in the process of channeling dissatisfaction and mobilizing for the purpose of political activism, and their interpretation does not only yield a clearer picture of the complex political situation and historical events, but also, through the actions of influential individuals, it provides insight into a number of other aspects of local culture, such as the forming of religious syncretism, the division of power in society or the cultural perception of time. The paper seeks to show that these prophecies do not aim to foretell future events, but rather serve as a means of ensuring the legitimacy of individuals in political struggles in the present time.
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