ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java

This article is concerned about everyday practice of marriage in religious community of Sumbersari, in Pasuruan, East Java. It analyses how actors and norms are involved to shape the practice. It also relates them to individual agencies of the couples. Materials of this article are based on my field...

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Main Author: Muhammad Latif Fauzi
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel Surabaya 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Indonesian Islam
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Online Access:http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/1101
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description This article is concerned about everyday practice of marriage in religious community of Sumbersari, in Pasuruan, East Java. It analyses how actors and norms are involved to shape the practice. It also relates them to individual agencies of the couples. Materials of this article are based on my fieldwork that I did in early 2017. In this article, I suggest that the ideas of an ideal marital spouse are generally conceptualised in the set of localised notions of chastity (<em>kesucian</em>), good manner (<em>apik</em>), and good fortune (<em>mompong</em>) that necessarily culminate in the identity as <em>santri</em> (pious muslim). However, the implementation of these ideas are much dependent upon the roles of <em>pelantar</em> (traditional matchmaker) who mediates the communication of the two families concerned. In addition to <em>pelantar</em>, <em>kyai</em> (muslim cleric) is indeed important in the production of an Islam-based legal norm to control sexual morality that sometimes confronts against the state legal norm. Increasing participation in formal education and the rise of women’s mobility have challenged this pattern. Girls have an autonomy to choose her preferred partner. Mutual love becomes more important, although the decision of marriage timing sometimes still belongs to the parents’ authority.
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spelling doaj.art-31edf0dd1d9948b792fb73c93fe01ef62022-12-22T01:42:08ZaraState Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel SurabayaJournal of Indonesian Islam1978-63012355-69942019-12-0113229732510.15642/JIIS.2019.13.2.297-325230ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East JavaMuhammad Latif Fauzi0Faculty of Sharia, IAIN Surakarta - Indonesia & Leiden UniversityThis article is concerned about everyday practice of marriage in religious community of Sumbersari, in Pasuruan, East Java. It analyses how actors and norms are involved to shape the practice. It also relates them to individual agencies of the couples. Materials of this article are based on my fieldwork that I did in early 2017. In this article, I suggest that the ideas of an ideal marital spouse are generally conceptualised in the set of localised notions of chastity (<em>kesucian</em>), good manner (<em>apik</em>), and good fortune (<em>mompong</em>) that necessarily culminate in the identity as <em>santri</em> (pious muslim). However, the implementation of these ideas are much dependent upon the roles of <em>pelantar</em> (traditional matchmaker) who mediates the communication of the two families concerned. In addition to <em>pelantar</em>, <em>kyai</em> (muslim cleric) is indeed important in the production of an Islam-based legal norm to control sexual morality that sometimes confronts against the state legal norm. Increasing participation in formal education and the rise of women’s mobility have challenged this pattern. Girls have an autonomy to choose her preferred partner. Mutual love becomes more important, although the decision of marriage timing sometimes still belongs to the parents’ authority.http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/1101normsislamic marriagemadura community
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ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
Journal of Indonesian Islam
norms
islamic marriage
madura community
title ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
title_full ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
title_fullStr ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
title_full_unstemmed ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
title_short ACTORS AND NORMS IN AN ISLAMIC MARRIAGE: A Study of Madura Community in Rural Eastern East Java
title_sort actors and norms in an islamic marriage a study of madura community in rural eastern east java
topic norms
islamic marriage
madura community
url http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/1101
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