YAHUDI NUSANTARA (Realitas Sejarah dan Dinamika Identitas)
Abstract: On one hand, the
history of Judaism in Indonesia (Yahudi Nusantara) is academically and
culturally limited. On the other hand, public discussion and debate relating to
this topic—which tend to describe Jews ahistorically and stereotypically—are
rising and growing. This paper aims to narrow the gap between both of two
mentioned realities to explore historical existence of Jews in Indonesia. It
will elucidate specific moments when Jews reality has been transforming and
challenging in the context of Indonesian culture. Using this paradigm, the
paper perceives Jews as a dinamyc and moving survival, like other realities.
This paper intends to build good understanding of Judaism, in general, and
Indonesian Jews in particular.
Keywords: Indonesian
Jews, Judaism, inter-religious dialogue,
and politics of identity
Penulis: Leonard C. Epafras
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd130098
