Islamic Religiosity in Right-Wing Authoritarian Personality: The Case of Indonesian Muslims
This study investigates whether and how Islamic personal religiosity--defined as doctrinal orthodoxy, intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, and quest religiosity--shapes pro-authority attitude and authoritarian social conservatism. Using self-professed Muslims in Indonesia, we find that Isla...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2007
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Review of religious research
Year: 2007, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 128-146 |
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| Summary: | This study investigates whether and how Islamic personal religiosity--defined as doctrinal orthodoxy, intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, and quest religiosity--shapes pro-authority attitude and authoritarian social conservatism. Using self-professed Muslims in Indonesia, we find that Islamic religiosity plays a critical role in shaping authoritarian attitudes. Intrinsic religiosity is positively tied with a pro-authority attitude, which then leads to the development of social conservatism. Existential quest religiosity serves to turn Muslims away from reverence for authority figures, however. In addition, doctrinal belief in the ritualistic and judgmental aspects of Islam relates positively with social conservatism, whereas Muslim faith in God, the Koran, and the prophet reduces the likelihood of developing the same authoritarian trait. Our findings generally confirm previous findings from Christian populations; at the same time, it offers many new insights on Islamic religiosity and right-wing authoritarian personality. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
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