ABSTRACT The coming of Islam in eastern Indonesia is generally assigned to the activities of Muslim traders from the late 15th century onwards. This assumption is an over-simplification, especially in areas outside the main trade centres. In the Aru islands, Islam was introduced by the mid 17th century. We argue that Islamisation in Aru was initially a matter of internal considerations, rather than trade. We present oral traditions about the expansion of Islam as seen from two locations: Ujir, the historical Muslim centre in Aru on the west coast, and Benjuring, a former stronghold of local ancestral beliefs in the east. The oral sources are juxtaposed with European accounts of the 17th century when Muslim and Protestant centres first developed in Aru. The coming of Islam forced people to either convert or leave for non-Muslim areas. By late colonial times (early 20th century), both Islam and the Protestant church had reached remote villages. The most recent wave of conversions in Aru to state-approved world religions took place in the 1970s. In the last 30 years, the population in Aru has grown, especially in the regency capital Dobo. While Muslims used to be a small minority in Aru with their main centre on Ujir island, the point of gravity has shifted to Dobo, a fast-growing town with a large influx of mostly Muslims from other parts of Indonesia. Islamisation is still ongoing in Aru and the character of Islam is changing.

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印度尼西亚阿鲁的伊斯兰教

摘要 伊斯兰教在印度尼西亚东部的到来通常被归于 15 世纪后期以后穆斯林商人的活动。这种假设过于简单化，尤其是在主要贸易中心以外的地区。在阿鲁群岛，伊斯兰教于 17 世纪中叶传入。我们认为阿鲁的伊斯兰化最初是一个内部考虑问题，而不是贸易问题。我们从两个地方展示了关于伊斯兰教扩张的口头传统：西海岸阿鲁历史悠久的穆斯林中心乌吉尔和东部地方祖先信仰的前据点本朱林。口头资料与 17 世纪的欧洲记载并列，当时穆斯林和新教中心首次在阿鲁发展。伊斯兰教的到来迫使人们要么皈依，要么前往非穆斯林地区。到殖民时代晚期（20 世纪初），伊斯兰教和新教教会都已到达偏远村庄。阿鲁最近一次皈依国家认可的世界宗教的浪潮发生在 1970 年代。在过去的 30 年里，阿鲁的人口不断增长，尤其是在摄政首都多博。虽然穆斯林曾经是阿鲁的一小部分，他们的主要中心在乌吉尔岛，但重心已经转移到多博，这是一个快速发展的城镇，大部分穆斯林来自印度尼西亚其他地区。阿鲁的伊斯兰化仍在继续，伊斯兰的特征正在发生变化。尤其是在摄政首都多波。虽然穆斯林曾经是阿鲁的一小部分，他们的主要中心在乌吉尔岛，但重心已经转移到多博，这是一个快速发展的城镇，大部分穆斯林来自印度尼西亚其他地区。阿鲁的伊斯兰化仍在继续，伊斯兰的特征正在发生变化。尤其是在摄政首都多波。虽然穆斯林曾经是阿鲁的一小部分，他们的主要中心在乌吉尔岛，但重心已经转移到多博，这是一个快速发展的城镇，大部分穆斯林来自印度尼西亚其他地区。阿鲁的伊斯兰化仍在继续，伊斯兰的特征正在发生变化。