Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies
Vol 1 No 1 (2017): Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies

Communal Feast Slametan: ‎ Belief System, Ritual, and the Ideal of Javanese Society

Ahmad Hakam (Universitas Negeri Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2017

Abstract

This paper focuses on the Javanese Muslims religious belief and its ritual, slametan, ‎which is prevalently performed in Java. This ritual is of great significance to the ‎Javanese Muslim community, and is counted as syncretistic ritual of Islamic and the ‎Javanese traditions. The ritual is though analysed in relation to the society ideal of unity ‎and harmony as the standard set for the indicator that the life of people is in order and ‎in a slamet condition or ‘nothing happens’. This paper argues that this ceremony is the ‎main ritual among Javanese Muslims which to a large extent reflects and symbolises the ‎religious belief, slamet principle of the people living together, and having strong ‎awareness of others. This ideal in the end conceives some element of sacredness which ‎has the influence on the relationship between individual and social behaviour.‎

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Journal Info

Abbrev

hayula

Publisher

Subject

Religion Social Sciences

Description

Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies published two times a year since 2017, is a multilingual (Bahasa, English, and Arabic), peer-reviewed journal, and specializes in Islamic studies. The aim is to provide readers with a better understanding of Islamic Studies and present ...