Heirs to world culture; Being Indonesian 1950-1965

Abstract

The emergence of Islamic art and culture organizations is an important aspect of Indonesian cultural history between 1950 and 1965.¹ These organizations were part of an unprecedented rise in Islamic cultural consciousness in Indonesia at this time, which also produced new genres of Islamic-inspired literature (sastra keagamaan) (Goenawan Mohamad 1969:88) and film (Misbach Yusa Biran 1990:37). In Goenawan Mohamad’s view, there were two factors behind the emergence of this new genre of Islamic literature. The first was a search for identity on the part of Indonesian Islamic writers, and the second was the influence of the political climate of the