Muhammad R Damm
Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Jakarta, Indonesia

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Ruh Tanpa Tubuh, Tubuh Tanpa Ruh: Keterangan tentang Mati di Antara Universalisme Filsafati dan Partikularisme Antropologis Muhammad Damm
Antropologi Indonesia Vol 32, No 2 (2011): Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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Death can be understood merely as a transition from one life to the next or simply as an end of life. These two conceptions are established due to our lack in knowledge about what will happen to us after we die. In order to make any sense, both conceptions require an understanding of death (and also life) as individual matter, that the only death (and life) I experienced is always my own. Nevertheless, in the first conception death does not exterminate one’s self, while in the second conception death exterminate one’s self. However, nonexistence of any access to the first-person death experiences causes our understanding about death is always constructed from third-person point of view—in this case, live person’s point of view. As the result, we see that death also brings ontological transformation regarding to one’s corporeal body and identity. As endeavors to undertand what death is, there are tendencies to bring these conceptualizations of death to such philosophical universalism or anthropological particularism. This paper suggests that explanations about death must explain this event without strictly take one of these tendencies. Keywords: death, death as transition, death as denouement, transformation of corporeal body, transformation of personal identity
Lubang Buaya, Kuburan Para Pahlawan: Abjeksi dalam Historiografi Peristiwa 1 Oktober 1965 Muhammad Damm
Antropologi Indonesia Vol 38, No 2 (2017): Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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Not only explanations about 30th September Movement (G30S) on 1st October 1965 debatable, the following mass murder during late 1965 to 1966 is still far from any clearance either. How that mass murder possible? We may say, following Roosa’s argument, that that mass murder possible because of preceding pretext, that is G30S/PKI. We may also say, following Drakeley’s argument, that that mass murder possible because of current socio-political atmosphere at that time was conducive for its emergence. Nevertheless, both arguments are sufficient to explain how 1965–1966 mass murder possible if only complemented by explanation about “mental mechanism” that worked behind it. That mental mechanism, namely abjection of PKI (Communist), can be revealed through structural inquiry to The Sacred Pancasila Monument complex as a representation and reconstruction of 1st October 1965 historical event. Not only made 1965–1966 mass murder possible, abjection mechanism also legitimized New Order’s historiography about 1st October 1965. Using structural anthropology as paradigm and museum ethnography as research method, this article attempts to explain how the abjection transpired.Keywords: The Sacred Pancasila Monument, Pancasila, PKI, communist, latent danger, abjection.
Spatial Arrangement and the Making of Cosmos in Huaulu Society Muhammad Damm
Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture Vol 3 No 2 (2016): July - December 2016
Publisher : Laboratorium Bantenologi UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten

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Abstract This is a study about spatial arrangement and cosmological order of Huaulu society in Seram Island,Eastern Indonesia. Research and data collection had been conducted by ethnography. The problem is derived from Valerio Valeri’s works on Huaulu spatial arrangement that is considered unfinished. In Huaulu, there are four basic directions recognizable to its people, namely rai, lau, roe, and ria—they can be translated respectively to South, North, East, and West. However, among several meanings associated to them, there is also association with the direction to the interior or mountain, the direction to the sea, the direction to the forest or “outside world”, and the direction to the village or “inside world”, respectively. By positing Huaulu village as point of reference, we can clearly see that the island interior is always situated in the South, whereas the sea is always situated in the North; hence, the translation forrai and lau is South and North. But, in respect of roe and ria, their translations are more problematic, since their connotations as “outside” and “inside” donot imply direct relation to East and West. Valeri left this problem unanswered by leaving us a question: why does in some context at Huaulu “outside” stand to “inside” as “East” stand to “West”? By answering this question, this article aims to complete the reconstruction of Huaulu spatial arrangement and cosmological order that had been started—and left unfinished—by Valeri more than three decades ago. The result is a basic geometrical order that underlies Huaulu cosmology. Keywords: Dual Organization, Earth and Heaven, Forest and Village, Gender Distinction, Huaulu, Kitchen and Verandah
DRUG CRIME AS A THREAT TO INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY Muhammad Rifqi; Ernalem Bangun
Jurnal Pertahanan: Media Informasi ttg Kajian & Strategi Pertahanan yang Mengedepankan Identity, Nasionalism & Integrity Vol 6, No 3 (2020)
Publisher : The Republic of Indonesia Defense University

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Drug crime—i.e. narcotic drug abuse, smuggling, and trafficking—is still a serious problem for many countries. In Indonesia, it is perceived as a threat to national security and Indonesians' well-being. It is not surprising, then, if the government of Indonesia declared war on drugs to preserve Indonesia's national security. The systemic measures to address the drugs problem formulated as an integrated program consists of eradication and prevention of drug smuggling and trafficking, and rehabilitation for the victims of drug abuse. This study discusses the implementation of the program as a part of maintaining national security, as well as its constraints and obstacles. Riau Islands Province was chosen as a case study. The data collection was conducted by in-depth interviews, focused group discussion, and literature studies. In analyzing the data, it uses the theory of drug abuse prevention to organize and to interpret the findings. The result of the analysis shows that several obstacles still hinder the effectiveness of the government's efforts in combating drug crime. In the eradication of narcotic drug smuggling and illicit trafficking, the main obstacles manifest in geographical challenges, regulatory constraints, and technological shortcomings. In the prevention of drug crime, the real effectiveness of socialization as the main tool of prevention is hard to be measured and evaluated. In the rehabilitation of drug abuse victims, the main obstacles are the low awareness of the community, the limited availability of counselors and other infrastructures, and the unsupportive legal system.
The (Trans)formation of Religious Capital in Indonesian Politics During New Order Era: A Case Study Of Nahdlatul Ulama Muhammad R Damm
Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities Vol 8, No 2 (2018): Special Issue: "Democracy, Identity, and Religion in Contemporary Southeast Asia
Publisher : Deputy of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

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Religious capital always has crucial role in Indonesian politics. This paper aims to analyze the formation and transformation of religious capital in New Order era that has been heavily influenced by the dynamics of relationship between the state and religious groups, especially Islam, over time. As a case study, this paper will discuss Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). By analyzing the development of NU during the course of the New Order, it shows that the transformation can be divided in two phases. The first phase is the systematic weakening of Islamic movement since the late 1960s until the midst of 1980s. It is conducted by manipulation such as demonization of Islamic groups in 1960s, as well as by several policies and regulations such as simplification of political party system in 1973 and the enforcement of Pacasila as the sole principle for socio-political life in 1985. The second phase characterized by de-politicization of Islamic organizations since the midst of 1980s and at the same time, by capitalization of religious symbols and identity by individual politicians in political practices during 1990s.