<![CDATA[This article presents religious practices and its interplay with political aspect in the regency of Kendal, Central Java where sufism and other beliefs lived together in the 15th to the 17th century. It questions about the relationship of two main contesting tarikas back then; i.e., The Shattariyya and The Akmaliyya. This historical study aimed at analyzing factors which contributed to the above mentioned relationship. The study found political contestation between both tarikas to win keraton’s legitimation and people’s hearts. While The Shattariyya adherents mostly affiliated to Demak Sultanate, The Akmaliyya’s were faithful followers to the late Majapahit Imperium who tried to establish a new kingdom apart from Demak. Both mystical teachings of the tarikas were used to defend their political interests. It also sees that each tarika mutually weakened other sufi teachings and bargained for political positioning. Both tarikas however, found its way of reconciliation. Meanwhile, the development of both sufi practices may be better understood when it is attached to its social and political contexts.]]>
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