Religious Field Research Articles

Consuming the divine grace: circulations and ritual re-uses of votive materiality in pilgrimage spaces

PurposeTo date, a few studies have examined the use and circulation of votive materiality in religious pilgrimages. However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no study has explored the ritual reuse of votive materiality within pilgrimages. This paper aims to explore the (re)uses and circulations of votive materiality in the ritual process.Design/methodology/approachIn the analysis, the authors adopt the cross-views of an anthropologist and a marketing researcher. Votive practices are examined through the anthropologist’s past ethnographies. Audiovisual data play a central role in this analysis. Moreover, the authors choose a comparative perspective by focusing on two not famed pilgrimage arenas, each mobilising Muslim pilgrims and food offerings.FindingsRevisiting the thoughts of Weber (1978) on the religious field and those of Kotler (2019) on transformational experiences, the authors propose a graphic schematisation to trace the circulations of votive materiality (sugar) involving four interdependent ideal-typical actors: the merchant, the priest, the mystical operator and the pilgrim-consumer who, in her/his quest for the divine, is the target for the first three. Either pilgrims or mystical operators can ritually reuse votive materiality. However, such reuses are not performed for ecological purposes, but for practical reasons, mainly due to an overabundance of votive materiality.Originality/valueIt is often believed that a votive object is only for single use, used only once, for a single request or thanksgiving, by a single person. But the authors show that once used, certain votive objects – as vehicles for grace – can be reused, revealing an unexpected ritual reuse.

‘Signs of the times’: Prophecy belief in contemporary Greek Orthodox contexts

This article examines the structure, content, and function of widely circulating prophetic narratives in contemporary Greece and Cyprus. Prophetologists play a key role in recycling and disseminating prophecies through traditional and modern means of communication in an attempt to explain conditions of crisis and to promote conservative moral values and nationalistic aspirations as salvific remedies in the public sphere. Their highly politicized prophetic discourse blurs the differentiation between religion and politics that characterizes secular modernity. But at the same time, the use of modern media and secular strategies for sacred purposes have unintended secularizing effects on the religious field. Finally, the article explores the reasons why prophecy belief finds fertile soil for proliferation in these countries.

Pemberdayaan Potensi Sosial Masyarakat Melalui Yayasan Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) Bandung

Humanity issue is the main things that need to be developed for the development of community welfare in the social, educational, economic and religious fields. This writing aims to find out the existence of the Aksi Cepat Tanggap Foundation (ACT) in the midst of the Bandung community in developing the potential and development of a strong civil society which has the potential to empower and develop the community. The research method used is a field study method by conducting surveys, interviews and documentation directly to the Foundation branch office. Data processing and analysis includes the process of collecting data, classifying data, connecting data with one another, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. So it can be concluded that with the role of social capital, trust, accountability and transparency improve the condition of community welfare.

Development of the Muslim Community of Tatarstan in 2022

The article is dedicated to the evolution of the Muslim community in the Republic of Tatarstan (RT) in 2022. This publication continues a series of articles examining the Muslim community of Tatarstan in the 2000s and early 2020s. The article concludes that stability in the religious field is generally maintained in the Republic of Tatarstan. In the context of a Special Military Operation (SMO or SVO in Russian), as previously during the pandemic, social activism has become increasingly important. The most important socio-political issue for the Tatar religious figures of Russia was the preparation for and participation in the state-level celebration of 1,100 anniversary of adoption of Islam by the Bulgars. The law enforcement agencies in the republic continue to identify and punish representatives of extremist organizations banned in the Russian Federation.

QUR'ANIC INSIGHTS ON RELIGIOUS MODERATION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO RELIGIOUS HARMONY IN INDONESIA

Indonesia is a plural country consisting of various religions, tribes, races, cultures, and languages, from all of that, many of us will encounter various kinds of problems, especially young people today or often known as the millennial era. At this time the most we will encounter is the issue of Religious moderation or about how tolerance between religious people. Therefore, the emergence of religious moderation insights in the Islamic perspective can provide space for us both in studying and understanding how religious moderation should be in the Qur'an. Not only that, the important role in the emergence of various problems in the religious field makes it an attraction or study material that should be resolved. The Qur'an provides answers to all the problems we face, be it religious, cultural, or even more suggestive of politics which is all set out in the Qur'an. We only need to understand and study, especially with the problem that has always been a problem, namely moderation and tolerance in the perspective of Islam or the Qur'an.

Qur’an tilawatil examination system

A group Decision Support System (GDSS) is used when a decision system has many stakeholders providing recommendations in a system. One of them is the Tilawatil of the Qur'an for students in the religious field test. The assessment consists of several raters. The purpose of this study is to apply the SMART (Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique) and Borda methods in calculating the results of the Tilawatil Qur'an test based on a decision support system. The SMART method is used in assessing the results of the Tilawatil Qur'an test and the Borda method is used in optimizing the overall results of the assessors on the SMART method. The results of the study were based on the SMART value accuracy test manually with the system yielding 95%. After that, the results of the optimization test of the Borda method were calculated by calculating the average value of the SMART method with optimal ranking results.

Internalization of Prophetic Narratives about Human Friendly in the Development of Religious Moderation

Islamic moderation needs to be disseminated and mainstreamed in religious life at all levels of society in order to create harmony in social life. A harmonious society is a prerequisite for the development of superior culture and civilization. Without Islamic moderation, the ummah will be deceived by the two extreme attitudes of liberalism and radicalism which will further expose them to ongoing conflicts. Islamic moderation should be a reference in responding to changes in society. The development of information and communication technology is assumed to have influenced people's behavior in all fields, including in the religious field. Human-friendly religious literacy is an effort to deal with people's behavior in using information and communication technology that seems free without any filtering. Currently, anyone can access religious sites and disseminate information without first filtering or filtering the content of that information. Thus, it can influence people's thinking and be exposed to information that contains radicalism in religion. This faculty-level community service program intends to help PAI and Islamic boarding school teachers to learn to identify, select, read prophetic narrative information about humanity-friendly. This activity has contributed to teachers in terms of having the ability to identify, select, read and understand prophetic narratives about humanity-friendly. and formulating policies that are considered important for the world of education in responding to the development of information and communication technology. This needs to be done considering that the teacher is the spearhead in educating students (santri) in teaching the good values ​​of religious teachings that are rahmatan lil alamin.

Analisis Persepsi dan Preferensi Masyarakat Disabilitas terhadap Kebijakan dan Fasilitas Disabilitas di Kota Pekanbaru Riau

The low accessibility of handling and services for persons with disabilities in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, will certainly be an obstacle to the fulfillment and protection of rights for persons with disabilities. These barriers will have an impact on the development and rights of life for these marginalized people. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct an assessment to map the general situation and optimize the fulfillment of the rights of persons with disabilities. In this case, the researcher appointed Pekanbaru City as the focus of research. The stages of the research method are literature study, interviews, field observations, focus group discussions and data analysis. The results of this study will be used as a basis for developing policies that are inclusive of persons with disabilities so that they have equal opportunities before the State to enjoy social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights. The purpose of the study was to analyze the perception of the disabled community towards disability policies and facilities in the city of Pekanbaru and to analyze the preferences of the disabled community towards policies and facilities. The results show that the highest need for Infrastructure is 93%. In the Health sector, Hospital Needs with a percentage of 95.4%, Business Capital Requirements really help the economy of families with disabilities, namely the largest response of 94.70%, the Education Sector for special knowledge needs for disabilities the largest 84.3%, and the religious field needs lecturers and preachers disability-friendly 78.9%.

Kurikulum Pendidikan Pondok Pesantren Mambaus Sholihin pada Kebijakan Pemerintah di Era Society 5.0

The era of society 5.0 brings major changes to the world of education in Indonesia. There are many challenges and problems, especially for Islamic boarding schools because they are not only demanded in the religious field but also able to overcome and face the turmoil of society era 5.0. This study seeks to reveal the curriculum of the Mambaus Sholihin Islamic boarding school in the Era of Society 5.0 The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with the type of narrative research. ra society 5.0 membawa perubahan besar bagi dunia Pendidikan di Indonesia. Banyak tantangan dan permasalahan khususnya bagi pondok pesantren karena tidak hanya dituntut di bidang keagamaan tetapi juga mampu mengatasi dan menghadapi gejolak society era 5.0. Kajian ini berusaha mengungkap kurikulum pondok pesantren Mambaus Sholihin di Era Society 5.0 Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian narrative research. For data collection techniques in the form of observations, interviews and libraries. The data analysis used is in the form of interpretation. The main findings in this study stated that the education curriculum of the Mambaus Sholihin islamic boarding school followed the Ministry of Education. For non-formal education, follow the Pesantren Law No. 18 of 2019, which is based on the yellow book and Islamic dirosah. Curriculum integration is very effective as the first step of the Mambaus Sholihin Islamic boarding school in responding to the development of technology and information that is developing very quickly in the era of society 5.0.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF STUDENTS OF USHULUDDIN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL THROUGH ORGANIC VEGETABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING

The Ushuluddin Islamic Boarding School is one of the Islamic boarding schools that is required to produce quality students not only in the religious field, but also in other fields such as agriculture. Santri can not only recite the Koran, but must also have skills as provisions to live in society. The problem faced by some students is the lack of interest in agricultural activities, students still do not understand the many benefits of vegetables for health. There are many reasons behind this, including the lack of teachers/administrators who care about the importance of eating vegetables and a lack of skills in farming. The purpose of this service is to observe and accompany and find out the methods used by the students in developing organic vegetables in the boarding school environment. Because the object of service this time is a religious education institution, the process of learning practice through direct agricultural activities is carried out every Saturday and Sunday according to the pesantren agenda. The approach used in this service is PAR (Participation Action Research). The method used in this service is training. Practically the dedication can help develop organic vegetable cultivation at the Ushuluddin Islamic Boarding School.

Quality Improvement Arabic Education with Transformation of Arabic Learning Media

Various aspects of the world of education, including learning media have been shifted by Covid-19. This research aims to identify and evaluate the use of Arabic learning media design at the Raden Paku Modern Islamic Boarding School in Trenggalek. Employing a qualitative approach, this study analyzed descriptive data in the form of speech or writing and the observable behavior of the research subjects. Online news articles and student interviews served as the sources for the study's data. Online news mapping was confirmed with student groups as participants in the study, meanwhile, interviews were conducted with 30 students. The results showed that the Raden Paku Modern Islamic Boarding School is an institution that has a good vision and mission in the religious field. Therefore, the process of learning Arabic was greatly aided by the guidance of teachers (ustadzah). In addition, ustadzah actively participated in educational events and chose the top learning materials for the lessons she was teaching. Such as visual media and audio media which aim to increase interest in learning and increase learning stimulation for students. Digital-based Arabic teaching media is more effective in strengthening student competencies so as to encourage student achievement. The transformative teaching media in question has the criteria of being easily accessible, helping students to be more creative, and encouraging students to be more independent.

Implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (PSAK) No. 45 Revised 2015 at Foundation

Financial reports are important for foundations engaged in the social and religious fields, especially institutions that obtain funding from the public. This financial report is used as a form of management accountability to the public or community in order to increase trust. Where this trust can foster funding back to the foundation. Yayasan Tekad Bakti Remaja Insan Mandiri or known as the Tebar Iman Foundation is located at Jalan Cendrwasih No 100, Kelurahan Cipayung , Kecamatan Ciputat, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten Province, Indonesia. This foundation is engaged in providing skills education to poor youth where funding for this activity is highly dependent on community donations. This research purposes to determine whether the financial statements prepared by the Tebar Iman Foundation are in accordance with PSAK number 45 or not.The method used in this research is in accordance with a descriptive analysis approach. The results of the research on the financial statements prepared by the Tebar Iman Foundation, for the financial position report are in accordance, for the Resume Activity Report is generally good but there needs to be improvements. While the cash flow report and notes to the financial statements are not yet available.

THE IMPLEMENTATION RELIGIOUS MODERATION IN SERANG MUNICIPIAL: RELIGIOUS HARMONY FORUM PERSPECTIVE

Religious moderation is still being promoted by the Indonesia government because it is seen as having strategic value for the development of religious understanding in the religious field. This study aims to describe the implementation of the concept of religious moderation which has been carried out by the people of Serang Municipial, Banten Province without realizing it. Forum of Religious Harmony as an institution that represents the community has an important role in implementing the concept of religious moderation. By using a qualitative approach, this study aims to explore the implementation of religious moderation in Serang Municipial in strengthening local culture, building tolerance and practicing religious moderation in Serang Municipial. The results of this research study confirm that the religious moderation of the Serang community, according to the Religious Harmony Forum has been embedded from the past, cultural acculturation that has been built since the monarchy era shows that the prior life of the Serang Municipial community prioritizes things that are balanced and moderate.

Analisis Dampak Pemotongan Gaji untuk Wakaf terhadap Perilaku Aparatur Sipil Negara

The Ministry of Religion as a government institution is the main driving force in implementing government programs in the social and religious fields through carrying out the National Cash Waqf Movement (GNWU). Employees at the ranks of ministries consistently and measurably always carry out programs announced by the government in waqf. Waqf money is an alternative instrument to drive the community's economy in overcoming poverty and income inequality and strengthening social solidarity and a sense of concern in the community. This study analyzes the impact of cutting wages for waqf on the behavior of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN). The ASNs studied were employees who served at the Ministry of Religion in Padang City. Salaries are deducted directly in the form of cash waqf or al-nuqud waqf. Waqf obligations are deducted in the form of money against individuals directly. This study uses primary data obtained through distributing questionnaires and conducting several in-depth interviews with respondents. The number of respondents was 285 people in the State Civil Apparatus of the Ministry of Religion of Padang City. The analysis tool used is SEM-PLS. The results of this study found that the variables of attitude, subjective norms and religiosity had a positive and significant effect on the behavior of civil servants at the Ministry of Religion of Padang City conducting cash waqf through salary deductions.

PENGUATAN KEGIATAN AGAMA DAN SOSIAL PADA KKN MANDIRI DI MASA PANDEMI

This activity aims to strengthen religious and social activities during the Mandiri KKN period during the pandemic. Bearing in mind that during a pandemic the end of which is not yet known, the community is experiencing saturation in several fields. This activity uses the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. Where PAR has three key variables namely, Participatory, Action (action) and Research (research). The result is that the implementation of Mandiri KKN targets four areas, namely prevention of the Covid-19 virus, religion, education, and the economy. In preventing the Covid-19 virus, Mandiri KKN Participants took steps to socialize Covid prevention together with the community, village government, and stakeholders. In the religious field, Mandiri KKN participants merge with the community, participate in existing religious activities. The education sector is in the form of tutoring, and helps in schools and Islamic boarding schools because they have formal education. In the economic sector, Mandiri KKN participants participated in rice planting, visited the rice processing industry as a provision for the creative economy, and conducted training with the agriculture and animal husbandry services to increase laying hen production. This activity recommends integration and synergy so that the resilience and social strength of the community can grow quickly during the post-pandemic recovery period in all fields.

Clerical independence and the religious field in post-colonial Mauritania

Abstract Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of the ‘religious field’, this paper examines the roles available to Mauritanian clerics at different points in the country’s postcolonial history. The paper retraces the interaction between an imam, his students, and the postcolonial state. Buddāh Wuld al-Būṣayrī (1920–2009), the longtime official imam of Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, had state backing for much of his career and was an interlocutor for heads of state. Yet he periodically wielded his symbolic capital to criticize state policies, and he acted as a mentor to Salafīs, Islamists, and other activists, all without facing repression. His students and successors, however, faced an environment that was increasingly hostile to clerical dissent from the 1990s onward. Fiercer electoral competition, fragmentation within the religious field, and the advent of the Mauritanian iteration of the ‘Global War on Terror’ all undercut possibilities for clerical independence, as the state became more concerned about the constituencies for which individual clerics were perceived to speak. This case study sheds light on global dynamics in the Muslim world in an era where clerical independence is often constrained by expanding state power—including forms of ‘official Islam’ that seek to co-opt certain clerics while branding others as dissidents and troublemakers.

Cовременные теории секуляризации и перспективы светско-религиозного диалога

Introduction. The article examines the current philosophical debates about the relationship between secular and religious worldviews. The article outlines recent forms of postsecularization as the continued existence of religious communities in a continually secularizing environment, identifying its main dimensions: the deinstitutionalization of the religious lifestyle, the individualization of faith, and the development of new social forms in the religious field. Theoretical analysis. The central premise of the study is that existing approaches are not only controversial, but have their limitations to describing perspectives of secular-religious dialogue in a constructive way. On the basis of the discursive approach rational-discursive and relativistic-conventional strategies of secular-religious dialogue are identified and discussed. In this context, J. Habermas suggests that religion and secular worldviews have to learn from each other, and religion has to be “translated” into the rational language of secular culture, neutralizing its most dangerous components. At the same time, J. Milbank finds the essentialization of secular reason problematic. In conclusion, perspectives of secular-religious dialogue in the context of Russian culture are discussed. The essence of this model consists in the search for a compromise between the extremes of dogmatic faith and secular reason.

Improving the Quality of Children's Ramadan Activities Through Community Service

During Ramadan, the enthusiasm of the Muslim community to worship increases rapidly, but their enthusiasm tends not to get a container or not to be supported. This is due to a shortage of teachers, mentors, facilities, and others. Therefore, STAI As-sunnah students carry out community service activities to help make activities successful during Ramadan, especially for children. The research method used is the Participatory Action Research (PAR) research method. In PAR activities, researchers do not separate themselves from the situation of the community being studied but instead, merge into it and work with residents in conducting PAR. Then, PAR is oriented towards changing the situation, increasing the knowledge and ability of citizens to understand and change their situation for the better. In this study, activities will be centered on children. The results of community service include the field of education, a field of religion, and the field of creation or creativity. In education, it has successfully trained children in public speaking, introduced Arabic to children, and provided material on Sirah nabawiyah. Then, one day-one juz has been successfully carried out in the religious field, regular Ramadan studies, sentence thayyibah, and other positive activities. Finally, in the field of creation, origami creations and jelly cooking creations are carried out. All programs have been implemented well, and this has received support from all members of the village community, who are full of enthusiasm and excellent and high spirits, so the programs implemented are beneficial and can be realized. Hopefully, the activities will continue to run continuously after the community service activities are completed.

Astrological and Divinatory Practices in Burma: Mapping the beidin Category

Astrological and Divinatory Practices in Burma:Mapping the beidin Category Aurore Candier and Jane M. Ferguson This special issue of The Journal of Burma Studies is part of a collective and multidisciplinary project which explores astrological and divinatory knowledge and practices in Burma. These practices include fortune telling, divinatory, and therapeutic techniques, and they serve a broader system for the interpretation of past, present, and future events. In Burma, as elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia, astrology, and divination rationales are part of social thinking and are also embedded in religious fields (Vernant 1974:10; Guenzi 2021:9). The collective aim of these four articles is to investigate the articulation between astrology, divination, religion, power, and discourse in Burma. The articles draw on research from multicultural contacts and consider the coproduction of knowledge through circulations of people, ideas, and systems of meaning across the longue durée (Raj 2007; Pollock 2011; Bala 2012; Fourcade 2013). In doing so, the articles endeavor to find connections and analogies with distant or closer past practices and knowledge in Burma as well as in neighboring countries. [End Page 147] Beidin 1 is the current Burmese designation for practices and knowledge related to astrology and divination. Mapping beidin as a category requires combining anthropological and historical methods. The first approach is to identify what knowledge and practices beidin encompasses today, and this is carried out through case studies of specialists and their practices, communities of knowledge, and conceptions. The second article in this set, "Min Theinhka: An Astrologer's Career through the Lens of Biography," by Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière opens with an ethnographic visit to Min Theinhka's compound, then segues to the complex profile of the remarkable astrologer, tracking his life story through the biography authored by one of his disciples. Moving from the story of an astrologer, Coderey's article, "We Are Made of Time: Astrology and Healing in Rakhine State, Myanmar" turns to an ethnographic exploration of healing practices among Buddhist communities. Through this evidence, Coderey's article demonstrates how the mastery of time (and the relation of timing with key events) relates the individual to the cosmic order. Thus, astrologers provide this key expertise for peoples' well-being. The second methodology is one of long-term historical perspective. It makes use of a variety of written sources (stone inscriptions, court manuscripts, royal chronicles, astrological literature), to apprehend when beidin emerged as a category of knowledge and how it changed throughout history to become what it is today. Its ontological history is the subject of Aurore Candier's [End Page 148] article, "The Emergence and Evolution of the Beidin Category in Burma: The Transition of the Long Nineteenth Century." Moving from Burmese categories and navigating the spatiotemporal waters of the waterclock itself, Caterina Guenzi's article, "The Burmese Hour" offers a compelling comparison of how horometrical systems which operated in Brahmanical India were also adopted in the Burmese courts; Brahmin astrologers at the Burmese courts were engaged differently than those remaining in India under the British. This article also offers a timely intervention and call for Southeast Asianists to engage with more research from South Asia. At the crossroads of the history of science and knowledge, the four articles understand science(s) and knowledge(s) as related "nomad concepts" loosely separated by "moving borders;" and focus on practices and practitioners to unveil the "scientific culture and knowledge" pertaining to specific moments and places in history (Van Damme 2015). In terms of time and space boundaries, the emphasis is on local changes, although the articles do constantly keep in mind the process of global integration.2 Some of the articles in this issue, such as those by Brac de la Perrière and Candier explore moments of important local changes, tracking the evolution of beidin conceptions and practices within them. These specific moments are either long periods in history, or a sequence of decades, or a few years following a traumatic event (political crisis, conflicts). Moments unfold in a particular time and space—a place filled with actors from different horizons with their own "regimes of [End Page 149] historicity" or conceptions of the world.3 While some...

EVALUASI PROGRAM LITERASI ALQUR’AN BERBASIS MODEL CIPP (STUDI SMAN 6 BULUKUMBA SULAWESI SELATAN)

This study aims to describe the results of the evaluation of the implementation of the Qur'an literacy program at SMAN 6 Bulukumba based on the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product) model. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with subject data sources from the principal, vice principal of student affairs, the Alqur'an literacy team, PAI teachers, and Alqur'an literacy program assistants, using interview, documentation and observation instruments. Data were analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques. Research results: 1) Context Evaluation; The purpose of implementing the Qur'an literacy program is in accordance with the needs of students and schools, and for the development of the Qur'an literacy program, SMAN 6 Bulukumba has collaborated with related institutions and agencies. 2) Input Evaluation; the implementation of the literacy program in the form of activity planning stages, understanding of teachers and students in program management, availability of infrastructure, was carried out well although it had to be improved in human resources such as the competence of accompanying teachers, utilization of facilities, program preparation, financing of training and program development. 3) Process Evaluation; In the implementation of the Alqur'an literacy program, the time and place have changed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the principal has been very good at monitoring although it has not touched funding in the context of program development. 4) Product Evaluation; the implementation of the Alqur'an literacy program shows the suitability of targets and results, changes in students' interest in reading the Qur'an intensively, increases in learning outcomes to read the Qur'an and student achievement in the religious field.