Luh Dewi Pusparini
Universitas Negeri Hindu I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa

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Intergenerational Dharma Negotiation and Hindu Ethical Identity Reconstruction in Rapidly Transforming Social Environments I Made Wiguna Yasa; I Wayan Darna; Luh Dewi Pusparini
Indonesian Journal of Christian Education and Theology Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): August 2026
Publisher : PT FORMOSA CENDEKIA GLOBAL

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/ijcet.v5i3.38

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Rapid social transformation is reshaping how Hindu communities understand, practice, and transmit Dharma, generating intergenerational negotiation between inherited traditions and contemporary social demands. This study examines how Dharma is negotiated across generations and how Hindu ethical identity is reconstructed within rapidly transforming social environments. Using qualitative constructivist grounded theory, data were collected from 28 informants representing younger, adult, and older generations, as well as religious and customary leaders, through in-depth interviews, focus groups, observation, and documentation. Data were analyzed through initial coding, focused coding, constant comparison, and theoretical integration. Findings indicate that Hindu ethical identity is reconstructed through selective retention, reinterpretation, and adaptation of Dharma. Hindu ethical continuity is therefore sustained through adaptive intergenerational negotiation.