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Praktik Asketisme Pra Islam dan Rekonsiliasi terhadap Islamisasi di Gunung Kumbang, Brebes, Jawa Tengah (Abad XVI-XXI M) Sunjana, Dani; Saringendyanti, Etty; Nugrahanto, Widyo
Ganaya : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora Vol 7 No 4 (2024)
Publisher : Jayapangus Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37329/ganaya.v7i4.3485

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Mount Kumbang, located in Ketanggungan Subdistrict, Brebes Regency, has been utilized as a site for ascetic practices since pre-Islamic times up to the present. This research aims to discuss the transition of ascetic practices due to Islamization on the slopes of Mount Kumbang from the 16th century to the present. The research focuses on the narrative of the encounter between pre-Islamic asceticism and Islamization, the forms of cultural reconciliation between pre-Islamic traditions and Islam, and how the ascetic community on Mount Kumbang has been politically portrayed in the process of Islamization. The historical method, encompassing heuristic processes, criticism, interpretation, and historiography, was employed in this research. The results demonstrate that the encounter between pre-Islamic asceticism and Islamization proceeded peacefully and was full of reconciliation. The narrative of Islamization and pre-Islamic asceticism appears in the "Babad Cirebon" and local folklore, which recount the continuation of ascetic traditions such as meditation practiced by Islamic disseminators on Mount Kumbang. Cultural reconciliation between pre-Islamic asceticism and Islamization is also evident in historical narratives, oral sources, and the culture of the community on the slopes of Mount Kumbang, such as taboos, the "ngasa" ritual, and religious practices that exhibit archaic characteristics and are well-documented in historical sources from both the colonial period and the present. The ascetic community has also politically contributed to Islamization by being portrayed as peacefully accepting Islamization, albeit not fully in its entirety. The ascetic community has been utilized as agents to depict the acceptance of Islam, even though it was not shown through perfect Islamic practices. The conclusion of this research indicates the continuity of ascetic practices from pre-Islamic traditions to Islamic traditions, as recorded in historical sources from the Islamic, colonial, and contemporary periods.
Asceticism Practices on Mount Kumbang in the 15th-16th Century: Praktik Asketisme di Gunung Kumbang Abad XV-XVI M Sunjana, Dani; Saringendyanti, Etty; Nugrahanto, Widyo
Berkala Arkeologi Vol. 44 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : BRIN

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55981/jba.2024.3899

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Asceticism practices constitute an integral part of religious and cultural life in Tatar Sunda society during the classical period, which remains understudied. This research serves as a preliminary study on asceticism practices in Mount Kumbang, Brebes, during the 15th-16th centuries, highlighting the ideological backgrounds and ascetic practices occurring in the region. The research was conducted through historical archaeology approach. The findings indicate that asceticism practices in Mount Kumbang during the 15th-16th centuries are documented in written and archaeological sources. The existence of these practices is rooted in religious ideologies associated with achieving spiritual power and the highest level of knowledge, accomplished through various forms of psychophysical restraint such as meditation (samadhi), fasting, and specific rituals.