Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 12 Documents
Search

RECLAIMING LOCAL WISDOM FOR RELIGIOUS MODERATION: The Case of Buatulo Toulongo in Gorontalo, Indonesia Andries Kango; Donald Qomaidiasyah Tungkagi
MIQOT: Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman Vol 50, No 1 (2026)
Publisher : State Islamic University North Sumatra

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30821/miqot.v50i1.1747

Abstract

This study investigates the role of Buatulo Toulongo as a local wisdom-based mechanism for countering religious radicalism in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. The research addresses three questions: how the Buatulo Toulongo mechanism functions, what challenges threaten its sustainability, and how it can be revitalized as a strategy for promoting religious moderation. Using an institutional ethnography approach, the study was conducted in three regencies/municipalities through in-depth interviews, participant observation in fifteen mosques, and documentary analysis. The findings show that Buatulo Toulongo operates as a tripartite safeguard system at structural, cultural, and operational levels. Structurally, it creates checks and balances on religious authority; culturally, it transmits wasathiyyah values through local identity and communal traditions; operationally, it acts as an early warning system based on social capital and community networks. However, the mechanism faces significant challenges, including modernization, leadership regeneration crises, ideological competition, geographical vulnerability, and weak institutional support. The study concludes that revitalization requires integrated policy measures, including regional regulations, leadership cadre strengthening, curriculum integration, and gender inclusion. These findings highlight the strategic role of local wisdom in strengthening community resilience and advancing religious moderation in Indonesia.
Negosiasi Identitas Keagamaan dalam Tradisi Mongakiki Masyarakat Gorontalo Muhammad Ibrahim; Donald Qomaidiasyah Tungkagi; Andi Oktami Dewi Artha Ayu Purnama; Zulkarnain Anu
Aksara: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Nonformal Vol 11, No 3 (2025): September 2025
Publisher : Magister Pendidikan Nonformal Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Gorontalo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37905/aksara.11.3.%p.2025

Abstract

Penelitian ini mengkaji praktik tradisi Mongakiki (Aqiqah) di Desa Batu Keramat, Kecamatan Paguyaman, Kabupaten Boalemo, Provinsi Gorontalo, sebagai fenomena akulturasi antara ajaran syariat Islam dan budaya lokal. Menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan metode etnografi, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa masyarakat melaksanakan aqiqah dengan cara yang berbeda dari tuntunan syariat Islam, yaitu menggunakan ayam putih atau membeli darah sapi dari hajatan orang lain, bukan menyembelih kambing. Praktik ini disertai dengan prosesi adat mohundingo (gunting rambut bayi) yang sarat dengan simbol-simbol budaya lokal. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Tradisi Mongakiki merupakan hasil negosiasi antara ortodoksi Islam dan pragmatisme budaya, yang dipengaruhi oleh faktor ekonomi, ikatan sosial, dan identitas komunal. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi pada pemahaman tentang dinamika Islam lokal di Indonesia, khususnya bagaimana masyarakat Muslim menegosiasikan identitas keagamaan mereka dalam konteks budaya yang spesifik.