Against All Heteredoxies: Accounts of the Deviant Groups (Aliran-Aliran Ses…

In 2007 the MUI (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/Indonesian Ulama Council) issued a fatwa on the criteria of aliran sesat (deviant sects). The fatwa contains ten major principles to prohibit any actions, teachings and movements that have ‘exceeded the bounds’ of legitimate dissent and have entered the realm of offence against the sacred according to Islamic doctrines. This legal statement wa…