The Religious Politics of Habaib in Surabaya and Bangil East Java: A Socio-Religio-Political Approach

Abstract

This study examines the socio-political activities of the habaib in East Java, Indonesia, which are heterogeneous and have different tendencies for affiliation among them. This diversity of work also underlies the diversity of their respective sympathizers and followers. This type of research is mixed research (library and field), with a critical-qualitative design. The approach used in this research is political sociology. The theory used to analyze the data is the theory of political behavior. This study found, first, that habaib’s socio-political behavior transformed, from the driving force of the integration of the socio-political life of the community to being part of the cause of disintegration. Second, habaib’s socio-political network influences and shapes the views of its community, and is unable to reach the wider community outside. The conclusions of the findings of this study contribute to the enrichment of the study of political sociology, especially regarding the socio-political gait and behavior of the habaib, as a subsystem that determines whether or not the socio-political life of the people in Indonesia is turbulent.