Tari Sufi sebagai Media Terapi Psikologis dalam Ranah Islam

Abstract

Sufi dance seeks to unite humans with God so that they are always close to the Creator so that with this sufi dance movement that performs circular movements, someone who does it will be more focused and the mind will subconsciously calm down. This is what makes sufi dance known as a medium for psychological therapy. This study aims to analyze the psychological developments experienced by sufi dancers who have experienced psychological disorders and can successfully disappear by doing this sufi dance. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods to explain the results of the research that has been done. The data obtained were sourced from observations, interviews and questionnaires. The data are classified into six categories and analyzed with theories obtained from source books as the basis for literature. The results show the dynamics of sufism in social life, sufi dance as a manifestation of sufism, sufi dance and culture, the role of sufi dance on psychology, Sufi dance methods as a medium of psychological therapy, and the psychological development of sufi dancers.