Islamic State of Indonesia in modern Indonesian memorial culture

The purpose of the article is to analyze peculiarities perception Islamic State Indonesia (1949–1962) in modern Indonesian memorial culture and historical collective memory. It assumed that ideological contradictions methodological difficulties localizing history Islam memory are aggravated by traumas mutual violence mistrust between secular nationalists their opponents. novelty study lies analysis attempts society form a compromise canon as space for dialogue development images State, which was previously object negative mythologization, led its marginalization author analyses 1) features imagination politics memory, 2) prospects integrating into Indonesia, 3) revise context society. results suggest active use mechanisms new image seeking build version culture, would include religious versions