Forming "forbidden" identities online: atheism in Indonesia

This article discusses the online activism of Indonesian atheists. While most of the little existent scholarship on atheism in Indonesia views the controversial cases in the light of the violation of Western-style rights to free speech and religious liberty, a closer look at the public discourses bo...

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Main Author: Schäfer, Saskia 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2016
In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Südostasienwissenschaften
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 253-268
Further subjects:B Group
B Atheism
B Social media
B State
B Non-governmental international organizations
B Internet
B Population group
B Indonesia

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