Religious Field Research Articles

Pelaksanaan Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler Kursus Kader Dakwah (KKD) dalam Meningkatkan Minat Siswa di MAN 2 Model Medan

KKD activities are very important to develop in schools because they can improve their learning experience and help them discover their interests in the religious field. The method in this research is qualitative field. The aim of this research is to describe and analyze KKD extracurriculars in increasing student interest in MAN 2 Model Medan. Adapun metode dalam penelitian ini ialah penelitian kualitatif lapangan yang berlokasi di MAN 2 Model Medan. The results obtained in this research are: 1) The implementation of the KKD extracurricular program in increasing student interest in MAN 2 Medan Model is that the implementation of the KKD extracurricular program is realized by carrying out activities that develop students' religious understanding, communication skills and leadership qualities. 2) The contribution of the KKD extracurricular program in increasing student interest at MAN 2 Model Medan is that it provides opportunities to develop preaching, leadership and social skills, which can increase student interest.

Missionary as gatekeeper in translation: exploring motivations based on the cases of two missionaries in the late Chinese Ming dynasty (1580s-1640s)

ABSTRACT This article investigates the role of missionaries in translation activities during the last six decades of the Ming dynasty in China and explores the motivations from a sociological perspective. The study identifies three ways in which missionaries carried out the act of gatekeeping, including the alteration of book subjects, the selection of collaborators, and the addition of religious texts. Drawing on Bourdieu’s theory of social practice, the analysis reveals that these gatekeeping behaviours were motivated by the intricate interplay among habitus, field, and capital. The study suggests that missionaries adjusted their habitus to influence the choice of book subjects, carefully selected collaborators to navigate the translation field securely, and incorporated religious texts to enhance their standing in the religious field. Consequently, missionaries functioned as gatekeepers in translation, guided by their habitus and leveraging diverse capitals to advance their position in the social field of the late Ming dynasty, with the ultimate goal of spreading religious culture China.

Spirits and Bodies as an Interdependent Network of Relations and Approach to the Study of Religion in Brazil

In the ever-evolving religious landscape of Brazil, researchers who study contemporary phenomena of religions face a complex and often contradictory reality. The practical application of theoretical categories and concepts in this domain is an endeavor that continues to challenge researchers. Brazil’s religious landscape is characterized by an impressive diversity of beliefs, practices, and convictions that often merge and overlap across different boundaries. This complex reality poses a serious challenge to religious studies, which strives to classify, analyze, and compare phenomena in historical and contemporary dimensions. The problems begin with the basic categories, which are often blurred in their applicability and meaning. Therefore, the focus of this article is to argue that the rapid change and impermanence of categories used in religious studies are due to the deep-rooted contradictions in Brazilian religious reality, which (e)merge, transform, and respond to social, cultural, and political changes in a constant state of flux. These changes cause defined categories that may have made sense at certain times. This article argues, however, that a phenomenological perspective is needed to conceptualize the centrality of spiritual entities to comparative religion. The omnipresence of spirits pervades the entire religious field of Pentecostalism, traditional Christianity, indigenous religions and Shamanism, as well as African-derived religions, which will be exemplified in terms of their references and striking parallels when it comes to the concept of spirits while manifested in human bodies and practices.

From the Religious Field to the Alternative Field

Abstract This article examines the link between religion and conspiracy theories by focusing on religious agents operating two alternative media outlets in Switzerland, opposing perceived mainstream opinions. Informed by Bourdieu’s field theory, the article elaborates on the agents’ surpassing of field boundaries, spawning an alternative field that accommodates all agents expelled from their initial fields. Through web scraping and qualitative interviews with the content creators, the analysis elucidates the particular significance of religious agents in the production and distribution of conspiracy theories, as they inherently oppose social differentiation, enabling them to contend with dominant authorities convincingly. The article concludes by offering an understanding of the alternative field and, by extension, of conspiracy theories as a process of dedifferentiation, striving for a realignment of the current structure of society.

Upaya Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Siswa pada Pembelajaran PAI Melalui Metode Karya Wisata Religi

The lack of learning motivation of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Darussalam students Regency towards PAI lessons causes their learning outcomes to be less than optimal. Low learning motivation, lack of commitment and responsibility as well as active participation of students in responding to learning are obstacles in achieving learning success. To overcome these problems, Islamic Religious Education Learning requires innovative strategies to motivate students to learn. One method that can be used is religious tourism, which combines learning with direct experience at historical and religious sites. This research is a literature study which aims to analyze efforts to increase student learning motivation in PAI learning through religious field trips. In this research, literature was searched and analyzed related to the concept of learning motivation, PAI learning and religious tourism work methods. The results of the literature study show that the religious field trip method can increase students' learning motivation through direct experience and enrich their understanding of Islamic teachings and spiritual values.

Sistem Aguron-guron di Griya Agung Bangkasa Kecamatan Abiansemal Kabupaten Badung

The aguron-guron system is an educational system developed by the Hindu religion to teach knowledge and skills in the religious field. The system is still highly relevant for imparting spiritual knowledge in the process of producing a pandita/sulinggih (spiritual teacher). The pandita, as a spiritual leader, holds a significant position and authority in the religious life of the Hindu community. Research related to the aguron-guron system was conducted at Griya Agung Bangkasa because this griya (household) is one of the ancient griyas with a long lineage of sulinggih and is committed to developing the aguron-guron system. There are three issues addressed in this research, namely related to the form, function, and implications of the aguron-guron system in Griya Agung Bangkasa. This qualitative research with a theological approach uses structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism theories to analyze the issues so that data can be presented descriptively qualitatively. The form of the aguron-guron system in Griya Agung Bangkasa is an education system known as "Garis Kapurusan Parampara." This education system is implemented intensively and exclusively by teachers/nabe towards their students/sisya. The aguron-guron education is carried out with the aim of achieving parartha and paramartha. The components involved include nabe, nanak, curriculum, walaka griya, and overseeing foundations. The aguron-guron system in Griya Agung Bangkasa serves educational, religious, and social functions. Lastly, regarding the implications of the aguron-guron system in Griya Agung Bangkasa, it gives rise to educational, theological, and sociological implications both internally and externally. This exclusive aguron-guron system is unique due to the presence of pawintenan wiwa and the existence of nabe siksa in the process, both of which are efforts to improve the quality of the implemented aguron-guron education. The exclusive nature of the aguron-guron system is the best choice for providing spiritual education, enriching the educational system, and creating a holistic education.

Disasters and the rise of global religious philanthropy

AbstractThis article seeks to make sense of the rise of global religious philanthropy in relation to disaster. Global religious philanthropy refers to the transnational activities of religious organizations to respond to humanitarian crisis. These organizations can be faith-based initiatives or religious groups or denominations that have created humanitarian services for the specific purpose of relief and recovery in other countries. The first part spells out what we mean by the rise of global religious philanthropy in disaster response. It is not so much a shift as it is a rediscovery of the religious roots of humanitarian work. But at the same time, it is also a contemporary development that is part of the globalization of risk, humanitarian aid, and religion itself. The second part will explain the rise in two ways. First, faith-based and religious organizations hold what we describe as a global imaginary. In this imaginary, the world is in crisis and it offers an opportunity to demonstrate global compassion. Second, the rise of global religious philanthropy is also tied to the expansion of religious movements, some of which are in emerging economies. The expansion renders the religious field competitive. This is why, in a paradoxical manner, their humanitarian activities are also acts of strength and power that contend with the state and other players in the religious field.

Measuring Radicalism in International Relations: an Analysis and Interpretation in West Sulawesi

The dynamics of social life in Indonesia are increasingly developing along with developments in the order of life which have a direct impact on relations between communities and the relationship between society and government. The development of information technology and the unavoidable level of globalization are accelerating the pace of change in social movements, which were previously just ordinary movements, into organized social movements in the economic, political, social, and religious fields. This research uses qualitative methods that focus on in-depth interviews and library research as support. The birth of social movements is the impact of democratic principles which provide space and opportunities for people to fight for constitutional rights. The development of information technology on social movements needs to receive government attention, even though social movements are part of the principles of constitutional democracy. It is feared that social movements that are not paid attention to by the government in the current era of globalization will be influenced by radicalism which threatens the stability of the government, including in West Sulawesi Province, which is not impossible if social movements in the form of radicalism movements also develop rapidly. Using the soul approach will certainly be a way to suppress the actions of radicalism movements in West Sulawesi

Bekerja Bersama Dengan Naposo Nauli Bulung Dalam Menanam Kembali Budaya Islami Di Desa Simangambat Dolok, Kecamatan Batang Onang, Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara

Community service has the meaning of advancing or bringing back things that have been lost from the place or location of community service itself. This becomes the basis for the strength to think about what things will be used as plans or even goals for carrying out community service. The power that has been used as material to advance the place or location of community service will of course have an impact on the culture that exists at the location or place of community service, this will become a special memory for those who have embedded and brought back things that have been lost from the location or location. place of community service. As we have understood, the basis of community service is the strength of the service group. In this case, this community service is aimed at bringing back the Islamic culture that has disappeared from Simangambat Dolok village, North Padang Lawas. Where recitation for children no longer existed and was reappeared later, Islamic culture which had never existed at all and had been made to exist, was: the celebration of the Hijriah New Year which was commemorated with a torchlight parade around the village of Simangambat Dolok, North Padang Lawas. Materials and Methods. The method used for this service is to bring up the things mentioned above which also contain the values ​​of the method which is a guide in implementing community service in Simangambat Dolok village, namely: the PAR method (Participation, Action, and Research) which in the sense of In short, it takes time to collect data or even field facts needed to carry out community service. Where the data and facts found are minimal or lacking Islamic culture in the field of literacy and culture in Simangambat Dolok village. The results of this community service are quite satisfying and significant, because literacy in the religious field, in this case the Islamic religion, has increased and many children at elementary school level have become hijaiyah literate. Of course, with the celebrations commemorating the Hijriah New Year, Islamic culture has increased quite a lot and even thickened and stuck in the minds of the people of Simangambat Dolok village, North Padang Lawas. Conclusion. Islamic culture and religious literacy (reciting the Koran) specifically for children who are also part of Islamic culture, are very necessary in increasing knowledge in Simangambat Dolok village, North Padang Lawas for the future of the children in the village. This is complete for the village of Simangambat Dolok in understanding and facing the future itself. Islamic culture is quite necessary because the basis of life is religion which is equipped with knowledge about the religion itself, which in this case is Islam.

Penerapan Kegiatan Keagamaan melalui Khataman Qur’an di Masjid Istiqomah Griyo Mapan Sentosa Kecamatan Waru Kabupaten Sidoarjo sebagai Bentuk Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat oleh Mahasiswa Universitas Sunan Giri Surabaya

Real Work Lecture (KKN) activities are the role of students in implementing the khataman qur'an form of community service. The Real Work Lecture (KKN) of Sunan Giri Surabaya University group nineteen was held at the Griyo Mapan Sentosa Mosque Foundation, Waru District, Sidoarjo Regency. The Sunan Giri Surabaya University KKN team took an educational work program related to religion at the Griyo Mapan Sentosa Mosque Foundation. Religious knowledge must be fostered from a young age, activities in this religious field are carried out and will always exist in the lives of local people in the Griyo Mapan Sentosa Mosque Foundation area, Waru District, Sidoarjo Regency. This study uses qualitative methods and uses observation techniques and data collection by documenting activities that have been carried out. This program can be carried out well because students are able to establish good relationships with Griyo Mapan Sentosa residents and empower themselves.

Medical Legal Aspects of Expert Investigations in the Crime of Child Kidding

Infanticide represents the type of homicide that most expresses the cruelty of this crime, the characteristics of this fact demand an expertise of extreme quality due to the constant and rapid changes of traces and evidence useful for subsequent forensic determinations. When the violent death of the product of conception occurs, the medico-legal autopsy becomes the decisive procedure for the case to proceed or not with the accusation, the precision of being born alive is the key determination and at the same time the challenge for the forensic doctors, to specify if there was extrauterine life or not defines in many legislations the status of "person", this is the reason for serious debates that include the scientific, legal, social and religious field. The physical examination of the puérpera, the inspection of the place of the fact by the forensic experts even when the product of conception is in the same and the medico-legal autopsy are the three essential procedures. From the above analysis we propose a guide with practical theoretical elements to be taken into account in the medico-legal action for the investigation of this criminal typology, in addition to specifying the causes and circumstances that mediated in the fact.

Нарративы о джиннах и динамика суфийской религиозности на Балканах. Этнографический очерк

This ethnographic essay explores the social work of local narratives of djinn and possession in the Sufi communities of North Macedonia and Serbia. Addressing the “neighbourhood” relations between djinn and humans, as well as situations of possession in everyday conversations, allows for a better understanding of the socio- cultural contexts and intrinsic processes that shape the ongoing transformations of Sufi traditions in this part of the world. The fragmentation of the religious field, the coexistence, and the clash of diverse Islamic discourses within it are discussed in this context. This essay covers two case studies that illustrate the dynamics of Sufi religiosity, such as revising religious knowledge and practice, as well as the growing complexity of the sacred landscape. Published in accordance with the research plan of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The author declares no conflict of interests.

Religion and Development: Alternative Visions, Credibility, and Networks as Religious Assets for Sustainable Development?

Religious organizations have become crucial actors in international development. However, scholarly discussions have largely ignored the dynamics that shape their impact on the ground. This article examines these dynamics by assessing three claims about the specific developmental assets of religious organizations: (a) their credibility in the eyes of their beneficiaries; (b) their control over far-flung social networks; and (c) the idea that religious organizations pursue alternative visions of development. Drawing on existing research, we study these claims in two development sectors: healthcare and environmental sustainability. The results complicate linear narratives of the positive impact of religions on development. Dynamics internal to the religious field sometimes lead to practices that run counter to the Sustainable Development Goals, while institutional pressures in the field of international development push religious organizations to become more similar to their secular counterparts. We suggest the need for alternative frameworks that go beyond prevailing secularization and de-secularization narratives to pay attention to the institutional field dynamics that shape religious development initiatives.

The Use of Third Party Services in the Protection of Foundation Funds in Indonesia

The foundation is a legal entity engaged in the social, humanitarian and religious fields. The Foundation has no members. Judging from its purpose, the foundation is not looking for profit. Foundations have an independent position as a result of having assets that are separate from the personal wealth of the founders and administrators, and have their own goals that are different or separate from the personal goals of the founders or administrators. In the article 7 of the Law states that foundations can participate in various forms of business that are prospective, provided that all participation is at most 25% (twenty five percent) of the total value of the foundation's assets. In practice, there have been irregularities in the management of funds and the misuse of foundations. This paper will examine how to manage foundation funds so that there are no irregularities in the foundation's legal entity. In the management of foundation activities, it can be made in the form of written activities before carrying out social activities for the foundation.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION IN CHURCH

This research was conducted in a church as a nonprofit organization operating in the religious field. This study aimed to analyze the application of PSAK No. 45 in financial reporting in a church. This study uses a descriptive qualitative analysis method, which is a study that describes and compares data obtained by observation, interviews, and documentation and analyzes using triangulation techniques. Informant research is based on the principle of appropriateness and adequacy. The basis of the principle of informants in this study was three people. The results showed that the adoption of PSAK No. 45 regarding the financial reporting of nonprofit organizations in the church is not appropriate because the reporting by the church has only been carried out as a whole, not as detailed in PSAK No. 45 regarding the financial reporting of nonprofit organizations.

Pembinaan Keagamaan Disabilitas Autis Melalui Program Patas Talitis Di Kota Bukittinggi

<em>Religious guidance for individuals with autistic disabilities is an activity that provides religious knowledge to individuals with disabilities, facilitated through the Patas Talitis program conducted by the Ministry of Religion of the City of Bukittinggi. Meanwhile, this form of guidance is carried out to ensure that individuals with disabilities do not experience discrimination in the religious field, including religious guidance activities in the form of training and religious coaching provided to individuals with disabilities. The purpose of this guidance is to provide special attention and education to individuals with disabilities in the City of Bukittinggi, with the aim of enhancing the religious awareness of individuals with autistic disabilities, despite the limitations they may have. The method used in this service is qualitative descriptive. Through the Patas Talitis program, individuals with disabilities are guided in practical religious jurisprudence and moral faith activities, which are conducted for individuals with autistic disabilities, and are also carried out at Special Schools (SLB) specifically designed for autism. These religious development activities for individuals with disabilities have an impact on improving their religious awareness.</em>

На границе религиозного и секулярного: российский толкинизм как вымышленная религия

The paper treats the phenomenon of so-called fictional religions in the context of contemporary post-secularism theories. Particular attention is paid to M.A. Davidsen's concept of commentitious (fictional) religion, which serves as a methodological basis for considering the Russian role-playing movement of Tolkienists as a fictional religion. The paper analyzes M.A. Davidsen’s concept of post-traditional religious field and fictional religions as its typical feature. A brief history of Russian Tolkienism is given in the paper, its peculiarities are studied in the context of both sociological, psychological and religious theories. It is argued in the paper that Russian Tolkienism can be considered a fictional religion because, based on the literary text, it goes far beyond it, begins to fulfill a number of functions of religion and brings invented ritual practices into reality.

Islam, Tourism Development and Religious Behavior: Analysis of the Implementation of Tourism Development Policy at the PB VI Selo-Boyolali Intersection

The development of the tourism industry is the agenda of the Boyolali Regency government to encourage economic development and to increase regional PAD. The aim of industrial development is to encourage progress in the economic, social, cultural and religious fields of society. Currently, in the VIllage of Samiran Selo-Boyolali, a tourism object at the Simpang PB VI Selo-Boyolali has been built. This study will analyze the impact of implementing tourism development policies on people's religious behaVIor. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. Then in the data collection process using the method of observation, interVIews, and documentation. The implementation of the Simpang PB VI tourism development policy has an impact on two things, namely positive and negative impacts. The positive impact of tourism development on people's religious behaVIor is in the form of: (a). Increasing public knowledge about the modern economic system. (b). Strengthening the economy and religion of society. (b). The opening of employment opportunities for the community so that they are able to send their children to Islamic boarding schools. (c). Minimizing behaVIor that is not in accordance with religious norms. The negative impacts of tourism are: (a). Westernized lifestyle (lifestyle) that is not in accordance with religious teachings. (b). Reducing the comfort of the community in carrying out makhdzoh and ghoiru makhdzoh worship. (c). Changes in youth behaVIor that are not in accordance with religious and cultural teachings.

Fostering Islamic Education Talents: Art Weeks for Junior High School Students

Organizing the Islamic Religious Education Arts Week is an activity that has been planned and has an impact on developing students' creativity and personality. This research aims to describe the implementation and effectiveness of the Islamic Religious Education Skills and Arts Week in developing the talents and interests of students in the religious field in junior high schools throughout Tasikmalaya Regency. The research method used is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out through documentation studies of students who took part in the Islamic Religious Education Arts Week and succeeded in winning the 2023 Islamic Religious Education Arts Week. The implementation of the Islamic Religious Education Skills and Arts Week has had a positive impact on developing students' talents and interests in the religious field in junior high schools throughout Tasikmalaya Regency. Talent and interests are also important factors in determining educational success, and recognizing students' talents helps in planning their future. Therefore, Islamic Religious Education Skills and Arts can be used as an effective method in developing students' talents and interests in the religious field. However, student supervisors still sometimes miscommunicate, so in the end, participants are disqualified. Thus, the recommendation of this research is that it is urgent to develop talent for Islamic education at Skills and Arts Week.

Learning Guidance in Creating Interest in Reading, Memorizing and Writing the Qur'an in Students of SDN II Jayalaksana Kedokan Bunder Indramayu

This research aims to provide skills training in the religious field, such as reading, writing and memorizing verses of the Al-Qur'an at SDN II Jayalaksana School. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method. The sample from this research was taken as 10 % of the 180 students at SDN II Jayalaksana for the 2023/2024 academic year and a sample of 30 students was obtained. The data collection technique used was an attitude scale and pretest-posttest questions. The results of the analysis from research data processing show that the school's efforts to increase students' reading of the Al-Qur'an at SDN II Jayalaksana Indramayu Teaching religious education is the main personal learning of course has the consequence that the teacher's responsibility, apart from being an educator and leader, is also as a guide for his students. , especially in increasing students' interest in reading the Koran.