RELIGION AS A POLITICAL TOOL: Secular and Islamist Roles in Indonesian Elections
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2355-6994,1978-6301
DOI: 10.15642/jiis.2019.13.2.454-479