Religion and The Indigenous Traditions Trap: Islamic Social Construction of The Existence Traditional Rituals in Ngadas Traditional Tourism Village, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

This study analyzes the social construction of Islamic values in three religious traditions in Ngadas traditional tourism village, East Java, Indonesia. Previous research in this field has focused on developing indigenous tourism villages based on religious moderation. However, there has been no deeper research related to the social construction of Islamic values in Muslim communities amid the existence of various traditional rituals that are preserved. The purpose of this study is to find the classification of Muslim communities in Ngadas traditional tourism village in interpreting and responding to the existence of local customs rituals amid their beliefs in carrying out Islamic law. Qualitative research methods are used by in-depth interviews and observations on each religious practice and traditional ritual. The results found that various traditional rituals could not be separated from the commitment of the Tengger tribe community originating from three religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. In addition, this study reveals that there has been a classification of Muslim types of society into three parts, namely: a) Normative-theological-conservative; b) Sociological-pragmatic-calculative; c) Sociological-empirical-intuitive. This study recommends further research that considers the development of the muslim Tengger tribe community spread across several other regions more broadly both in terms of practice and understanding.