Revolution, religion and magic; The PKI in West Timor, 1924-1966

Apparently it had already 'voluntarily' dissolved itself six days earlier (El Tari 1972:287). [...]the PKI officially ceased to exist in West Timor, and after the party was banned in mid-1966, the three letters PKI were rarely heard there in public again. [...]a general boycott was declare...

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Published in:Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde land- en volkenkunde, 2002, Vol.158 (1), p.21-48
Main Author: Farram, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Ceremonies
Christianity
Churches
Clans
Communism
Communist parties
Coups d'etat
Government officials
Indonesia
Islam
Labor unions
Magic
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Political history
Political movements
Political parties
Protestantism
Religion
Revolution
Socialism
West Timor
Witchcraft
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Summary:Apparently it had already 'voluntarily' dissolved itself six days earlier (El Tari 1972:287). [...]the PKI officially ceased to exist in West Timor, and after the party was banned in mid-1966, the three letters PKI were rarely heard there in public again. [...]a general boycott was declared on Dutch shipping to Indonesia and an effort was made to stop any assistance being given to the anti-Republican forces. [...]there is the testimony of the wife of the head of the Nunhila PKI branch in Kupang38, who was killed in 1965, that she came from a very religious family, that her husband sang in the church choir, and that all the PKI members she knew were members of the Church. [...]many people on Timor who had allied themselves with the PKI were left in a very vulnerable position. 30 September 1965: the end of the party According to the Soeharto regime's version of events the PKI had planned a nation-wide slaughter of its opponents in the wake of the Jakarta 'coup'.
ISSN:0006-2294
2213-4379
0006-2294
DOI:10.1163/22134379-90003785