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Beyond the Spirit of Bandung: Philosophies of National Unity: Secular or Religious?
- Frans Dokman(editor)
- Antoinette Kankindi(editor)
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| Title | Beyond the Spirit of Bandung |
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| Subtitle | Philosophies of National Unity: Secular or Religious? |
| Contributor | Frans Dokman(editor) |
| Antoinette Kankindi(editor) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.54195/FLRI3273 |
| Landing page | https://books.radbouduniversitypress.nl/index.php/rup/catalog/book/beyond_the_spirit_of_bandung |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Publisher | Radboud University Press |
| Publication place | Nijmegen |
| Published on | 2023-11-30 |
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| ISBN | 978-94-93296-26-8 (PDF) |
| Short abstract | At the 1955 Bandung Conference representatives of 29 independent Asian and African countries discussed matters ranging from national unity, decolonization, economic development and their role in international policy. The ten-point declaration of the conference, the so-called ‘Spirit of Bandung’, included the principles of nationhood for the future of the newly independent nations and their interrelations. After the Bandung Conference most ‘non-aligned’ Asian and African countries opted for philosophies of national unity to guarantee peace and stability. In the African case of Tanzania, the Ujamaa philosophy was secular although Tanzania had a ‘civic religion’. In the Asian case of Indonesia, the philosophy of Pancasila was ‘religious pluralistic’ by recognizing six ‘official’ religions. In both this and other countries, the philosophies of national unity are now contested. Therefore, 68 years after the Bandung Conference, experts from Africa, Asia and Europe address the questions: What philosophy, secular or religious, succeeds or succeeded in promoting peace and stability? Are there comparable philosophies of national unity from other countries? |
| Long abstract | The 1955 Bandung Conference was an Asia-Africa forum, organized by Indonesia, Burma, India, the then Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Pakistan. Representatives of 29 independent Asian and African countries met in Bandung, Indonesia, to discuss matters ranging from national unity, cooperation, decolonization, peace, economic development and their role to play in international policy. The ten points’ declaration of the conference, the so-called ‘Spirit of Bandung’, included the principles of nationhood for the future of the newly independent nations and their interrelations. After the conference most ‘non-aligned’ Asian and African countries opted for philosophies of national unity to guarantee peace and stability. Much is required of a philosophy of national unity. It should connect and inspire citizens via shared ideals, provide a basis for equal citizenship, construct a national history and national identity, being the foundation for laws and institutions etc.. Nowadays, changed international relations have created a diversity of views on secular or religious philosophies of national unity. This development has only made the question of the role of religion in this post-secular era more pressing. In the context of the resurgence of religions, the Bandung conference marks the increasing relevance of the choice at the time for a secular or religious approach. In the African case of Tanzania, the Ujamaa philosophy was secular although Tanzania had a ‘civic religion’. In the Asian case of Indonesia, the philosophy of Pancasila was ‘religious pluralistic’ by recognizing six ‘official’ religions. In both this and other countries, the philosophies of national unity are now contested. Therefore, 68 years after the Bandung Conference, experts from Africa, Asia and Europe do critically answer the questions: What philosophy, secular or religious, succeeds or succeeded in promoting peace and stability? Are there comparable philosophies of national unity from other countries? |
| Print length | 252 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Contents
- Frans Dokman
- Antoinette Kankindi
- Qusthan A. H. Firdaus
- Cahyo Pamungkas
- Neema Franklina Mbuta
- Thomas Ndaluka
- Rajendrakumar Dabee
- Uchenna Azubuike Ezeogu
- Umezurike John Ezugwu
- Olerato Kau Mogomotsi
- Antoinette Kankindi
- Frans Dokman
- Antoinette Kankindi
Contributors
Frans Dokman
(editor)Nijmegen Institute for Mission Studies, Radboud University
Frans Dokman is research affiliate of the Nijmegen Institute for Mission Studies, Radboud University. His research includes African philosophy with a focus on management and sustainability. Recent publications are 'Beyond Bantu Philosophy. Contextualizing Placide Tempels’s initiative in African thought' (Routledge, 2022), 'The mission of authority and obedience. Servant Leadership in the context of Faciem Tuam' (Palgrave, 2022) and 'Adaptation in modern times' (IRM, 2023).
Antoinette Kankindi
(editor)Antoinette Kankindi is senior lecturer of ethics and social political foundations of law at Strathmore University, Kenya. Kankindi has published studies in the area of the relationship between ethics and politics. Other research interests of hers cover political legitimacy, historical and new interpretations of the republican and liberal democracy traditions, as well as their impact on African ideals, values and institutions.