Huma Betang Local Wisdom from an Islamic Perspective: Religious Moderation in Central Kalimantan

Abstract

Religion and Culture are two products that were born to guide humans through perfection in society. Culture, born from the nobility and wisdom of values that are believed and embraced by the local community and binds locally. Local wisdom is a view of life and knowledge as well as various life strategies in the form of activities carried out by local communities in responding to various problems in meeting community needs. Meanwhile, religion is a guide that is produced by God as a guide that is used in the form of mature teachings and the totality of acceptance of the truth. This research brings them together in an encounter from a religious perspective without cultural wisdom. Religion is always needed in cultural life to give direction to ethical awareness so that cultural results are more meaningful and ideal. Meanwhile, religion requires a cultural medium so that it exists in life, because religion can only be realized concretely in the wilderness of cultural life. All of Huma Betang's values, namely Hampahari/Pahari, Handep, Belom Bahadat and Hapakat are products of the local wisdom of the Central Kalimantan Dayak community which has long been a pearl of behavior and code of conduct in social life. His encounter with religion then becomes important as a universality and influence of globalization. Islam, as a universal product, comes to give part in the interaction with local culture. In this case, Islam positions itself as a reinforcer, colorist and eraser from an existing culture. All the values of Huma Betang, in the end, in the perspective of Islamic teachings have similarities so that Islam came to strengthen the culture.