Abstract
<p class="Abstract">What does normal mean? Referring to its meaning, normality is connected to the acceptance of people. According to Charles Taylor, it’s about recognition. Certain people take the recognition for granted, while others need significant effort. In Indonesian context, there are some religions that need to do significant effort to be accepted as normal. The law on the official religions makes minority groups tends to adjust their beliefs to one of the official religion. This research is about the struggle of The Hare Krishna Community in Yogyakarta to be recognized. As a new religious movement that came to Indonesia in 1970s, in the middle of official religions in Indonesia, Hare Krishna community fights for their existence. This community did efforts for its acceptance within Balinese Hindu community and the society in general. They did three kinds of identity politics: the consolidation among them; the negotiation toward Balinese Hindu community; the union with society in general. By doing so, they need to negotiate their rites and some of their belief system to the official one. Since talking about the official religions is debatable, these efforts are also a part of looking forward for a more respectful society toward the minority. Their effort for the public recognition is a process of identity politics.<br></p>
Highlights
Soeharto declared that Chinese religion, belief, and culture were banned to be shown in public in Indonesia
McDaniel argues that Indonesian Hindu is different than those Hindu communities come from India. He mentions: “My thesis is that Agama Hindu Dharma Indonesia is a new religious movement of a type different than those usually discussed in the literature
Hare Krishna is attracting people to learn on Bhagavad Gita worldwide, including Indonesian
Summary
Soeharto, the second President of Indonesia, banned the existence of Chinese belief and culture. It is recorded on the President Instruction Number 14/1967 about Chinese Religion, Belief, and Culture. On his instruction, Soeharto declared that Chinese religion, belief, and culture were banned to be shown in public in Indonesia. Just more than a quarter of a century, on his Instruction No 6/ 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid removed the ban During these 72 years of independence, Indonesia experiences a lot of violence against religion: the official, the minority, and the unrecognized religion.
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