Distribution of the Sacred Space of Active Organizations of Belief in God Almighty in D. I. Yogyakarta

Abstract

There are two types of organization of belief in God Almighty namely that are pure organization of belief in God Almighty or religion and cultural organization of belief in God Almighty. The organization of belief in God Almighty is able to maintain the activity and sanctity of the sacred space which is not easy. Many organizations of belief in God Almighty have a sacred space but its current condition is less active or even inactive, while other organizations are still active but don’t have a sacred space or just have a secretariat office. The way how to choose the sacred space location is one of important factors. This research is qualitative research with descriptive design and use politics and poetics of sacred theory (Lily Kong’s theory) as the main basic theory. The study has conclusion that the pure organizations of belief in God Almighty or religion still actively choose the location of its sacred space based on the politics of sacred with the characteristics of urban areas in the high population, while the cultural organizations of belief in God Almighty still actively choose the location of its sacred space based on poetic sacred with a location in the hill or near the water source. There are also public people who pray in the sacred space of cultural organization of belief in God Almighty, while the sacred space of pure organization of belief in God Almighty can be used for community activities as a form of adaptation.