Religion and Power in The Coming of Islam
and Christianity in Indonesia
Izak Lattu, Satya Wacana Christian
University, Indonesia
European Forum AlpbachIslam, Christianity,
and Spice Trade
Through the Spice Trade.
The Dynamic of Religion and Power
The absent of power and the Christians in Barus/ Eastern Sumatra.
The exclusivity of Nestorian Christians in Barus.
The coming of Islam
Islam came to Indonesia in 13thcentury
Portuguese (Christian) and Persian/Arabian
The Spreading of Islam in Indonesia
Merchant and Power Marriage and Kingdom
Christian Mission and
Indonesia
• Colonial allies
• Cuius region, euis religio
• Mestizo: mixed community