Dakwah Sinkretis Sunan Kalijaga

Sunan Kalijaga is one figure from Walisongo that often reconcile Islam with reality. He didn’t destroy tradition or culture. Otherwise, he modifies content and core inside it with Islamic values. This effort often calls as syncretism, or in Gus Dur term ‘pribumisasi’. Wayang tradition, that still ex...

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Main Author: Supriyanto Supriyanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakultas Dakwah UIN Saizu Purwokerto 2015-03-01
Series:Komunika
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Online Access:http://ejournal.iainpurwokerto.ac.id/index.php/komunika/article/view/111
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Summary:Sunan Kalijaga is one figure from Walisongo that often reconcile Islam with reality. He didn’t destroy tradition or culture. Otherwise, he modifies content and core inside it with Islamic values. This effort often calls as syncretism, or in Gus Dur term ‘pribumisasi’. Wayang tradition, that still exists today amongst Javanese society, actually Hindu-Buddha tradition before Islam’s encountering. But with his wit, Sunan Kalijaga was able to insert new content to that tradition, namely Islamic values.
ISSN:1978-1261
2548-9496