Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape

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Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables x Foreword xvi Message from the Director xviii Acknowledgements xix Introduction xx Chapter 1 Population Change and Continuity: A Breakthrough in Ethnic Information 1 1.1 Size, Growth, and Distribution of Population 1 1.2 Ethnic Composition 6 1.3 Concluding Remarks 30 Chapter 2 The Eleven Largest Ethnic Groups: Geographical Concentration and Uneven Distribution 31 2.1 The Javanese 31 2.2 The Sundanese 35 2.3 The Malay 38 2.4 The Madurese 44 2.5 The Batak 48 2.6 The Minangkabau 52 2.7 The Betawi 55 2.8 The Buginese 58 2.9 The Bantenese 62 2.10 The Banjarese 65© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore 2.11 The Balinese 68 2.12 Concluding Remarks 71 Chapter 3 The Ethnic Chinese: A Declining Percentage 73 3.1 Problems in Estimation 73 3.2 Number, Percentage, and Growth of Ethnic Chinese 73 3.3 Ethnic Chinese in 11 Provinces 79 3.4 Concluding Remarks 101 Chapter 4 Five Religions: A Multi-Religious Society 103 4.1 Religious Composition 103 4.2 The Muslims 106 4.3 The Christians 112 4.4 The Hindus 118 4.5 The Buddhists 123 4.6 Other Religious Followers 129 4.7 Concluding Remarks 137 Chapter 5 Profile of Selected Provinces: Between Homogeneity and Plurality 5.1 Jakarta 139 5.2 Riau and Riau Archipelago 142 5.3 Maluku and North Maluku 153 5.4 Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam 158 5.5 Papua 160 5.6 Central Java 163 5.7 West Java 166 5.8 Bali 169 5.9 Central Sulawesi 172 5.10 West Kalimantan 175 5.11 Concluding Remarks 178 Chapter 6 Population Studies and Political Behaviour: The Variables of Ethnicity and Religion 179 6.1 The Dichotomy of Indonesian Parties 179 6.2 Chinese-Dominated Party 185 6.3 Concluding Remarks 187 Selected References 191 About the Authors 194 VI CONTENTS 139© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore ...