Haramain, Muhammad and Mahyuddin, Mahyuddin and Nurkidam, A. and Ahmad, Ramli and Nurhikmah, Nurhikmah and Iskandar, Iskandar and Qadaruddin, Muhammad (2025) Negotiating Religious Authority in the Digital Age: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and Malaysia. In: The 9th International Da'wah Conference (IDACON) 2025, October 2, 2025, Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This study examines the negotiation of religious authority in the digital era through a qualitative comparative analysis of Indonesia and Malaysia. Employing an exploratory design and a virtual ethnographic approach, the research finds that criteria for religious legitimacy have shifted from sanad (scholarly transmission) to engagement metrics. This shift has produced two distinct institutional response models shaped by differences in state–civil society relations. In Indonesia, the influence of civil society organizations such as NU and Muhammadiyah has encouraged an Adaptive Participatory Model, characterized by discourse pluralism and decentralized management of da'wah. By contrast, Malaysian authorities, particularly JAKIM, have implemented a Controlled Regulatory Model, using instruments such as tauliah (preaching licenses) to enforce doctrinal uniformity and restrict new actors, resulting in a centralized structure of religious governance. The findings contribute to scholarship on Digital Religion by demonstrating that institutional governance is a decisive factor moderating the universal impact of mediatization. This produces divergent authority ecosystems: fragmented yet resilient in Indonesia, cohesive yet rigid in Malaysia. The study also highlights shared challenges faced by both models in safeguarding the morality of religious discourse.
| Item Type: | Conference (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | 22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2204 Religion and Religious Studies > 220405 Religion and Society |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ushuluddin Adab dan Dakwah > Program Studi Manajemen Dakwah |
| Depositing User: | LP2M IAIN Parepare |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2025 07:42 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2025 07:42 |
| URI: | https://repository.iainpare.ac.id/id/eprint/11427 |
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