Proceedings of The International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies
Proceedings of the International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies (SIS) 2021

ANCIENT TOMBS, TRACES OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND ETNOPRENEURSHIP: THE CASE OF THE TOMB OF SHEIKH JA'FAR SHIDDIQ CIBIUK GARUT, WEST JAVA

Iim Imadudin (Balai Arkeologi Jawa Barat)
Lia Nuralia (Balai Arkeologi Jawa Barat)



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29 Dec 2021

Abstract

This study aims to reveal archaeological objects and sustainable traditions at the tomb of Sheikh Muhammad Ja'far Siddiq in Cibiuk Garut. Sheikh Ja'far was a muslim religious leader who spread Islam in the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Garut. The research method used is the archaeological research method. The technique of collecting data in the field is through observation to determine the existence of objects, situations, contexts, and their meanings. The data obtained for this paper was obtained through a researchconducted in 2021 at the tomb site complex of Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq in the Cibiuk Garut area. In addition toobservation, archaeological and historical data were obtained through literature studies and interviews. Thisstudy uses an anthropological religion and folklore. The traces of Sheikh Muhammad Ja'far Shiddiq are notonly in the form of tombs and mosques, but also collective memories of the spread of Islam in Garut andstories about one of the popular intangible cultural heritage in Priangan West Java, namely "sambal cibiuk" (cibiuk chili). The collective memory of the "sambal cibiuk" culinary tradition is attached to the scholarly figure of Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq who internalized the sufistic tradition and spread the Syattariyah order. It istold that Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq provided food for the ulama and the ummah with “sambal cibiuk”. The tomb of Mbah Wali, as Sheikh Ja'far Siddiq is called, is the main center of pilgrimage tourism in the North Garutregion. The tomb complex of Sheikh Ja'far Siddiq has become a spiritual orientation for the culinarypractitioners of “sambal cibiuk”, which has spread to various regions in Indonesia and abroad. Today“sambal cibiuk” as a “little tradition” can penetrate the modern market (great tradition). The entrepreneurialspirit is driven by the values ​​of local wisdom (etnopreneruship) and Islamic spirituality.

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Religion Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Mathematics Social Sciences

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Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar has an annual conference named the International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies. It was first held on December 2021. The conference invited some experts, academicians, researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, and other scholars to attend the ...