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AL-Hikmah: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama
ISSN : 24079146     EISSN : 25495666     DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.30651/ah.v7i2.7044
Journal of Al-Hikmah: a journal of studies of religions that publishes the results of studies and original research with the latest editions in the religious and social fields from a multidisciplinary perspective. This journal aims to expand and create concepts, theories, paradigms, perspectives and methodologies in the religious and social fields. Scope of Al-Hikmah : Journal of Religious Studies 1. World religions 2. socio-religious 3. Islam 4. Religious organizations
Articles 173 Documents
PENGARUH REPRESENTASI RITUAL OKULTISME DALAM FILM THE INCANTATION TERHADAP PANDANGAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG AJARAN BUDDHISME Hendriyani Setianingsih; Bodhi Ratana
Al Hikmah Vol 12 No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30651/ah.v12i1.30239

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendekonstruksi distorsi simbolis dalam film horor Taiwan Incantation guna mengungkap bagaimana elemen-elemen ikonografi Buddha dimanipulasi ke dalam sebuah narasi horor. Dengan mengidentifikasi proses misrepresentasi yang mengaburkan batas antara tradisi klan lokal dan ajaran agama formal, studi ini memetakan implikasi sosiologis terkait potensi munculnya stigma keagamaan di kalangan penonton modern. Menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data berbasis dokumen, penelitian ini mendekonstruksi penggunaan elemen teknis sinematik dan fitur keagamaan yang digambarkan dalam film tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Incantation secara sistematis menggunakan "Pseudo-Mudras" (Mudra Semu) dan "Pseudo-Mantras" (Mantra Semu) dalam format found footage untuk menciptakan klaim kebenaran yang memanipulasi batasan antara mitos lokal dan agama institusional. Penggambaran entitas "Mother Buddha" beserta ritual yang menyertainya ditemukan bertentangan secara fundamental dengan prinsip-prinsip Metta (cinta kasih) yang ditekankan dalam Tripitaka. Implikasi dari penelitian ini menyoroti risiko degradasi nilai keagamaan dan stigma negatif, karena penonton dengan literasi keagamaan yang rendah dapat mempersepsikan representasi fiksi ini sebagai kebenaran budaya yang mutlak. Orisinalitas dari penelitian ini terletak pada dekonstruksi teknis dari elemen-elemen "semu" (pseudo) di dalam genre found footage, yang secara khusus mengisi celah literatur mengenai pengaruh distorsi simbol-simbol sakral terhadap persepsi lintas budaya di era media baru.Kata Kunci: Incantation, Agama Buddha, Dekonstruksi, Found Footage, Distorsi Simbolis.
Negotiating Digital Technology and Religious Autonomy among Madrasah Students in Tanjung Morawa, Indonesia Melika Debiyana Putri; Nazwa Aidilia Octa Mevia; Yunanda Rizki Sitompul; Alifya Aisya Widjayani; Umar Mukhtar Siregar
Al Hikmah Vol 12 No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30651/ah.v12i1.30961

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The increasing use of smartphones and digital religious applications has transformed how young Muslims access religious information and organize daily worship. This study examines patterns of digital technology use and religious autonomy among ninth-grade students at MTs Nurul Iman Tanjung Morawa. Religious autonomy refers to students’ ability to initiate worship, regulate device use during religious activities, and critically evaluate online religious information. The study employed a quantitative descriptive survey supported by open-ended responses. Data were collected from 60 students using a structured questionnaire consisting of Likert-scale items on technological use and religious autonomy. Quantitative data were analyzed through mean scores and percentage distributions, while narrative responses were categorized thematically. The findings show that students rely considerably on smartphones for accessing religious information, reflected in a mean score of 3.68 for seeking religious answers online. However, smartphone use during worship received a low mean score of 1.85. Indicators of religious autonomy were generally high, including worship without reminders, concentration during prayer, verification of online religious information, and the ability to distinguish credible from misleading content. Most respondents viewed smartphones as useful for accessing the Qur’an, prayer schedules, and religious learning materials, although some acknowledged that notifications and social media could cause distraction. These findings suggest that digital technology does not automatically weaken religious autonomy. Instead, students negotiate technology through self-regulation and digital boundaries. This study contributes to discussions on digital religion by showing how young Muslims integrate technology into religious life while maintaining personal responsibility and spiritual discipline.
The Politicization of Religion in Indonesia’s 2024 Electoral Cycle: Religious Identity, Elite Mobilization, and Democratic Polarization Zahrotul Faridah
Al Hikmah Vol 12 No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30651/ah.v12i1.31735

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Indonesia’s 2024 electoral cycle demonstrated that religion remains an influential resource in democratic contestation. This study examines the politicization of religion through three interconnected dimensions: the deployment of religious identity, the mobilization of religious elites, and the production of democratic polarization. The study employed qualitative library research by analyzing academic literature, election-related documents, media reports, and public discourse concerning the pre-election, campaign, voting, and post-election phases of Indonesia’s 2024 national election. The findings show that religious identity was used to construct moral legitimacy and distinguish political in-groups from out-groups. Religious leaders, communities, and symbols were also mobilized to strengthen electoral credibility and voter loyalty, while digital media accelerated the circulation of religiously framed political narratives. In several cases, Islamic symbols were commodified as electoral assets, shifting public attention from substantive issues such as welfare, inequality, and policy accountability toward symbolic identity competition. However, the presence of religion in politics should not automatically be understood as politicization. The distinction lies between ethical religious participation that contributes moral criticism to public life and the instrumental use of religion for short-term electoral advantage. This study argues that the politicization of religion weakens substantive democracy when it reduces political competition to identity-based loyalty, limits rational deliberation, and deepens social division. The article contributes to religious studies by explaining religion as a contested social and political resource within contemporary Indonesian democracy.