Javanologi: International Journal of Javanese Studies
Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Javanologi Volume 5 No.2: Juni

The Utilize of Tembang Macapat by Ki Ageng Selo As an Islamic Da’wah Media in Javanese Society of Selo Village, Grobogan, Indonesia

Moh Sayful Zuhri (Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta)
Kundharu Saddhono (Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta)
Sumarwati Sumarwati (Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Feb 2023

Abstract

The teaching of religion in each belief has its own characteristic. Various kinds of media and methods are used to invite someone to follow these religious thought. Islam is one of the largest following faiths in the world. The spread of Islam in Indonesia that is by way of marriage, trade and even with art. One of those arts is by using a traditional song, namely the tembang macapat. The people of Selo village, Grobogan at first had Hindhu-Buddhist beliefs and dynamism. The use of tembang macapat as an Islamic da’wah media attract the attention of the Javanese society in that village. The tembangmacapat was made by Ki Ageng Selo. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with ethnographic approach. The data were collected through the document analysis of tembang macapat and in-depth interviews with related sources. The results of this study revealed that there is a connection in the utilize of Ki Ageng Selo's tembang macapat as an Islamic da’wah media at that time. The song contains the Quran and hadiths in Islam. This study will be a message on the relationship between tembang macapat and culture in the community, especially in selo village, Grobogan.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

javanologi

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities

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Javanologi: International Journal of Javanese Studies focuses on the areas relevant to the scope of the interdisciplinary Javanese studies which include social sciences, antrophology, archaeology and history, architecture, and urbanism, economics, education, geography, law, management studies, media ...