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The Prevalent Displays of Piety and the Increasing Revelation of Immorality: The Significance of Contradicting Social-Media Phenomena in Democratic Indonesia

Authors
Peter Suwarno1, *
1Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
*Corresponding author. Email: peter.suwarno@asu.edu
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Peter Suwarno
Available Online 8 January 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_34How to use a DOI?
Keywords
social media; religions; piety; immorality; corruption; Indonesia
Abstract

The popularity of Indonesian social media has enhanced not only the displays of piety through various religious online rituals and activities, but also the intriguing phenomena of exposing profligacy and vices. In line with the deepening Islamization in democratic Indonesia, religious leaders take advantage of social media as preachers, influencers and religious celebrities, to engage followers in strengthening faith through preaching, teaching, and rituals. This has led to the increasing popularity of religious discourse and the displays of piety in the Indonesian cyber sphere. Another type of popular online displays in Indonesia includes those of power and wealth by celebrities as well as government officials, some of which became viral footages revealing crimes and power abuses, outraging netizens demanding justice. This paper will describe and analyze these phenomena based on previous researches as well as on collected data from social media publications. It will discuss corruption as the most damaging crime for the future of Indonesia and conclude with the significance of these intriguing phenomena as well as the possible answer to the question of why the irony and contradiction between the popular displays of piety and the growing revelation of immorality.

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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
8 January 2024
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10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_34
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2352-5398
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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