SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia

Ample local traditions serve as the catalysts that help build social integration within multicultural society. The social inclusion is developed when people from diverse ethnic and religious groups are deliberate to engage. The <em>perang topat</em> festival is a local tradition in Lombo...

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Main Author: Suprapto Suprapto
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel Surabaya 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Indonesian Islam
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Online Access:http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/203
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description Ample local traditions serve as the catalysts that help build social integration within multicultural society. The social inclusion is developed when people from diverse ethnic and religious groups are deliberate to engage. The <em>perang topat</em> festival is a local tradition in Lombok, Indonesia, which includes two communities from different ethnicities and religions: Balinese-Hindus and Sasak-Muslims. The festival has been celebrated for years and has contributed significantly to maintaining harmony between various ethno-religious groups. This article is an ethnographic research report of the <em>perang topat</em> festival. The tradition has existed as a symbol of civic engagement between Muslims and Hindus. Nevertheless, Muslim puritans have recently criticized and banned Muslims’ participation in the <em>perang topat</em> festival. The Muslim puritans believe that integrating religious rituals with traditions is a <em>bid’ah</em> (heresy). On the other hand, Muslim proponents of <em>perang topat </em>justify it through the construction of symbolic meanings of the festival site, utensils, and rituals in accordance with Islamic concepts.
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spelling doaj.art-c1d8566573604972a4e9e3fd6c56ebb92022-12-21T19:09:41ZaraState Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel SurabayaJournal of Indonesian Islam1978-63012355-69942017-07-01111779810.15642/JIIS.2017.11.1.77-98185SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - IndonesiaSuprapto Suprapto0IAIN MataramAmple local traditions serve as the catalysts that help build social integration within multicultural society. The social inclusion is developed when people from diverse ethnic and religious groups are deliberate to engage. The <em>perang topat</em> festival is a local tradition in Lombok, Indonesia, which includes two communities from different ethnicities and religions: Balinese-Hindus and Sasak-Muslims. The festival has been celebrated for years and has contributed significantly to maintaining harmony between various ethno-religious groups. This article is an ethnographic research report of the <em>perang topat</em> festival. The tradition has existed as a symbol of civic engagement between Muslims and Hindus. Nevertheless, Muslim puritans have recently criticized and banned Muslims’ participation in the <em>perang topat</em> festival. The Muslim puritans believe that integrating religious rituals with traditions is a <em>bid’ah</em> (heresy). On the other hand, Muslim proponents of <em>perang topat </em>justify it through the construction of symbolic meanings of the festival site, utensils, and rituals in accordance with Islamic concepts.http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/203lombokperang topatsasak muslimshinducivic engagementsymbolic meaningharmony
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SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
Journal of Indonesian Islam
lombok
perang topat
sasak muslims
hindu
civic engagement
symbolic meaning
harmony
title SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
title_full SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
title_fullStr SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
title_short SASAK MUSLIMS AND INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY: Ethnographic Study of the Perang Topat Festival in Lombok - Indonesia
title_sort sasak muslims and interreligious harmony ethnographic study of the perang topat festival in lombok indonesia
topic lombok
perang topat
sasak muslims
hindu
civic engagement
symbolic meaning
harmony
url http://jiis.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/JIIs/article/view/203
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