Acculturation Between Islam with Local Culture in Muslim Minority: The Experience from Pakpak-Dairi, North Sumatra

Maimanah Angkat (Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Studi Islam Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Katimin Katimin (Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Studi Islam Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)

IBDA': Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Budaya
Vol 19 No 1 (2021): IBDA': Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Budaya

This article discusses of acculturation between Islam and local culture in the Pakpak-Dairi community. The contact between the two cultural elements does not negate each other but is accommodative. This paper shows that Pakpak Dairi’s current culture results from long acculturation between cultures, namely ancestral traditions, Hindu-Buddhist, and Christian. The research findings confirm that the politics of Islamic acculturation is reflected in various traditional ceremonies and other cultural expressions. Religious and traditional leaders play a role as agents in the acculturation process received of Islam. This process also contributes to the realization of social harmony in the Pakpak-Dairi community