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Penamas
ISSN : 02157829     EISSN : 25027891     DOI : https://doi.org/10.31330.Penamas
PENAMAS (ISSN : 0215 - 7829 e-ISSN : 2502 - 7891) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Office of Religious Research and Development, Jakarta, Agency of Religious Research and Development, Education and Training, The Ministry of Religious Affairs, The Republic of Indonesia (Balai Litbang Agama Jakarta, Badan Litbang dan Diklat Kementerian Agama RI). PENAMAS is the acronym of Penelitian Agama dan Masyarakat translated in English as Research on Religion and Society. The journal publishes research articles focussing on religious and social issues (isu-isu keagamaan dan sosial kemasyarakatan). From 2018 onward, the journal publishes twice a year.
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IDENTITY AND LOCAL RELIGIOUS TRADITION OF THE AL-MANDARI COMMUNITY: A STUDY OF TAREKAT THE ANNANGGURU SAYYE’ DAENGNA MA’RUFI  AL-MANDARI Muhammad Ikhsan Saidung; Riza Muhammad; Salsabila, Fakhrina
Penamas Vol 38 No 2 (2025): Volume 38, Issue 2, July-December 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v38i2.1008

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The development of religious teachings often becomes the identity of a particular community, combining religious teachings with local culture. This study aims to reveal the Islamic-based education system through the concept and development of Sufi teachings in the Khalwatiyah Order developed by a figure named Annangguru Sayye' Daengna Ma'rufi al-Mandari in Mandar. This study uses a qualitative approach through interviews, literature studies and historical analysis of the texts and oral traditions of the order. The results of the study show that Annangguru's teachings are based on the Khalwatiyah Yusuf network and have undergone cultural adaptation with Mandar traditions. The education system he developed is built hierarchically through three levels of students, including: ana'guru malolo, ana'guru tangnga, and ana'guru matoa, with a focus on teaching zikr, morals, and spiritual awareness. This educational model not only shapes the inner dimension of a student, but also has implications for the moral and social development of society. This order is expected to become an example of local-based Sufi education that harmoniously integrates spiritual, cultural, and social aspects.
INTERACTION OF RELIGION AND LOCAL CULTURE IN SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION OF AGRICULTURAL RUWAT FOR STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS AUTHORITY ACROSS JAVANESE ETHNICS Purwanti, Eneng; Anam, Khairil; Ilah Holilah; Kamaluddin Nurdin Marjuni
Penamas Vol 38 No 2 (2025): Volume 38, Issue 2, July-December 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v38i2.1010

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This study addresses a critical gap in comparative research on the agricultural rutawt tradition as an integrated model for national food security within Indonesia's ethnic diversity. The objective of this study is to analyze the symbolic communication and value negotiation of Ruwat Pertanian across three communities: Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, located in West Java, Kasepuhan Cicarucub in Banten, and Adirasa in Central Java. A qualitative comparative-ethnographic approach was employed to collect data through in-depth interviews with traditional leaders and direct observations. The results identify three distinct models of cultural resilience: the Conservative Model in Ciptagelar, which strictly preserves ecological authority to maintain food sovereignty; the Integrative Model in Cicarucub, which harmonizes ancestral customs with Islamic values; and the Pragmatic Model in Adirasa, which rationalizes rituals for economic utility. Despite these variations, Ruwat functions as an ecological rite of passage that serves to legitimize spiritual authority and sustainable cultivation norms. These findings offer critical policy implications, suggesting that integrating these diverse local wisdom typologies specifically the leuit system and syncretic practices into national strategies is essential for achieving food sovereignty and religious moderation
EXPLORING THE CONTRIBUTION OF FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS TO THE RESILIENCE OF MIGRANT FAMILIES IN INDONESIA AND TAIWAN Gusman, Yuherina; Muhaimin, Ramdhan; Rahman, Riki; Syuan-yuan Chiou
Penamas Vol 38 No 2 (2025): Volume 38, Issue 2, July-December 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v38i2.1012

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This study examines the role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) as a social infrastructure that supports the resilience of Indonesian migrant families in Indonesia and Taiwan. Data were collected qualitatively from 15 migrant workers, 15 left-behind children, 15 caregivers, 4 FBOs in Indonesia, and 5 FBOs in Taiwan. Data were collected in 2024 and 2025 using semi-structured, in-depth interviews. This study used an interpretivist paradigm to examine how FBOs strengthen the resilience of Indonesian migrant families. The participants were selected with purposive and snowball sampling. The findings show that at the micro level, faith provides emotional endurance and moral guidance for migrant workers but not for their children and caregivers; at the meso level, FBOs such as Dompet Dhuafa, Mandiri Amal Insani, Rumah Edukasi Kenanga, Majelis Taklim Parenting Nabawiyah, and Salimah Taiwan institutionalize care through religious education, parenting training, and psychosocial support. At the macro level, transnational faith networks supplement formal policy frameworks by providing moral and psychosocial protection. The study broadens the concept of social infrastructure to include religious and moral systems as key components of family resilience. It also integrates resilience theory with faith and migration studies and provides empirical evidence that FBOs can help develop more inclusive, culturally grounded transnational social policies.
From Cultural Violence to Positive Peace: Integrating Social Science and Islamic Reconciliation in Transforming Madurese Carok Mohammad Takdir; Fadil; Basri
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1031

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Carok—a machete duel fought in defence of honour within Madurese society—is a form of violence that is culturally sanctioned and underpinned by a hegemonic masculine code of honour. This study examines how the integration of behavioural science and Islamic reconciliation can transform carok into sustainable peace, by addressing the tension between a psychological interpretation of carok as a social behaviour believed to be a moral duty to uphold dignity, and reframing it through Galtung’s concept of cultural violence and Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinity. Based on a qualitative approach—observation, in-depth interviews and documentation—and grounded in Amin Abdullah’s paradigm of integration and interconnection, this study brings together conflict transformation (Lederach), restorative justice (Zehr) and the principle of islah (sulh/reconciliation) in Islam. This analysis develops an integrated conflict resolution model comprising three dimensions: preventive (peace education, transformative da’wah, Islamic moral guidance), curative (religious mediation, psychological counselling, islah), and rehabilitative (a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to trauma recovery and social reintegration). This model reframes ‘carok’ from cultural violence into positive peace, whilst illustrating the potential for faith-based, interdisciplinary conflict transformation within Muslim communities with deeply rooted cultural traditions.
Vernacular Veiling: Rimpu, Embodied Piety, and Muslim Women's Agency in Bima Arfaton; Rhoma Dwi Aria Yuliantri; Imran; Sitti Arafah
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1034

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Studies of women’s Muslim attire often focus on standardised hijabs and the dichotomy of oppression versus resistance, resulting in vernacular practices and women’s agency being overlooked. Rimpu—the practice among women in Bima of wrapping the body in two traditional sarongs (Tembe nggoli)—is highlighted as a vernacular expression of religious identity. Drawing on ethnographic methods (interviews, observation, documentation) and Spradley’s analytical framework (domains, taxonomy, componential analysis, cultural themes), this study examines Rimpu through Saba Mahmood’s concept of ‘embodied piety’ and the field of veiled anthropology. The findings: Rimpu is more than just a set of functions; it is a vernacular representation of Islamic modesty standards. The Bima weaving tradition localises the global norm of body covering, resulting in a specific regional Muslim femininity as embodied piety. Rimpu is being supplanted by standardised global hijabs, which has prompted the revival of Rimpu as a cultural legacy through festivals and school curricula. Such revitalisation runs the risk of folklorizing a live practice while contributing to a theory of vernacular head-covering' that transcends the oppression-resistance duality by emphasising women's autonomy and the localisation of Islamic faith.  
Digital Taaruf and the Mediation of Islamic Marriage Law: Maqasid al-Syarī'ah, Sadd al-Dhari'a, and Networked Religious Authority on Instagram Khairul Fadli Rambe; Yusnita Eva; Mayang Belia Sameto; Nofan Alfandi
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1036

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The shift of Islamic marriage practices to social media has given rise to a form of religiously mediated matchmaking whose legal status has yet to be adequately examined. This study analyses digital taaruf on the Instagram account (@taarufpadang) as a contemporary expression of Islamic family law: how do online intermediaries (wasith) facilitate sharia-compliant matchmaking whilst upholding its fiqh requirements? In response to public concerns that uncontrolled premarital interactions erode the moral boundaries of young Muslims in Padang, this platform positions itself as a trustworthy alternative. The research employs a juridical-empirical method with a qualitative case study—comprising interviews, observations and document analysis—interpreted through the framework of Indonesian Islamic family law, as well as the principles of maqāṣid al-syarī’ah, sadd al-dharī’ah and networked religious authorities. The findings suggest that these accounts’ structure interactions to prevent khalwat, whilst simultaneously shifting the authority to mediate from guardians and traditional kinship networks to digital administrators. Digital taaruf represents a tangible yet ambivalent reconfiguration of fiqh—extending the maqāṣid to the online sphere, yet raising new questions about authority, accountability and the limits of permissible digital interaction.
Asymmetric Hybridity: Glocalization, Deterritorialized Islam, and Malay Muslim Identity in Pekanbaru Imron Rosidi; Mhd Ismail bin Sulaiman; Irhason
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1046

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The Riau Malay people, who are identified as Muslims, have not been immune to the wave of contemporary globalisation that is shaping their way of life. This article examines the construction of Muslim Malay identity in Pekanbaru, exploring how transnational flows of Islamic knowledge interact with local Malay traditions and Indonesian national culture. This qualitative study is based on interviews and observation, analysed through the lenses of glocalisation (Robertson), global cultural flows (Appadurai) and the deterritorialisation of Islam (Roy), alongside literature on the ‘conservative turn’ in Indonesian Islam. The findings reveal a paradox: globalisation gives rise to a hybrid identity comprising local Malay, national Indonesian and transnational Islamic elements, whilst simultaneously intensifying Islamic identity as social media da’wah and religious activities in public spaces expand. This hybridity is asymmetrical—the religious layer is on the rise and becoming increasingly deterritorialised, whilst Malay elements persist as residual markers rather than organising centres—indicating a deterritorialised re-Islamisation: Islam is detached from local customs and re-anchored within a standardised transnational register.
The Cosmopolitanism of The Table: Commensality, Conviviality, and Intra Muslim Diversity in Kuala Lumpur's Communal Iftar Suroyo; Derinta Entas; Bima Maulana Putra; Rina Kurniawati; Afrilia Elizabet Sagala; Joachim Baaden
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1051

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Communal iftar meals during Ramadan are often analysed as a homogeneous in-group practice, yet this overlooks their role as spaces for encounters across the internal diversity of the Muslim world in pluralistic cities. This article examines joint iftar meals in Kuala Lumpur—where diverse traditions converge—as a case of intra-Muslim conviviality. Through a qualitative ethnographic design (observation, interviews and document analysis), this study explores how communal religious meals foster cross-cultural cohesion and what underpins this, by analysing these practices through the sociology of commensality (Simmel, Fischler), theories of ritual interaction and solidarity (Collins, Durkheim), and the literature on urban and multicultural conviviality (Amin, Gilroy). The cohesion of communal iftar depends on institutional infrastructure, the layout of the dining area, and the food served as a medium for exchange. Differences are negotiated through commensality, giving rise to a sense of togetherness that extends from ritual spaces into the public sphere. The hospitality of the mosque, as an infrastructure of intra-Muslim conviviality, shapes a vernacular cosmopolitanism at the table, whilst simultaneously revealing its boundaries—who is welcomed and who remains on the margins of urban Islamic social life.
From Denotation to Myth: a Semiotic-Pedagogical Framework for Solo Raya's Religious Traditions as Advanced Indonesian for Foreign Speakers’ Material Siti Isnaniah; Tiya Agustina; Endang Rahmawati
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/24k5f754

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Pengajaran Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing (BIPA) menuntut pemelajar mampu membaca makna implisit yang tertanam secara budaya, namun tradisi keagamaan Jawa belum dimanfaatkan untuk tujuan ini. Fokus pada kawasan Solo Raya, Jawa Tengah, penelitian ini menganalisis konstruksi makna tradisi keagamaan lokal dan menteorikan nilainya sebagai bahan ajar BIPA tingkat lanjut. Penelitian menggunakan desain kualitatif deskriptif dengan semiotika Roland Barthes (denotasi, konotasi, dan mitos) dengan data dari wawancara mendalam, observasi visual, dokumentasi, dan studi pustaka yang dianalisis melalui reduksi, kategorisasi, interpretasi tanda, dan penyimpulan. Analisis terhadap tradisi-tradisi lokal di Solo Raya saling berkelindan antara tradisi Jawa dan Islam, dan harus mampu dibaca pemelajar tingkat lanjut. Berbasis kerangka semiotik-pedagogis yang menyelaraskan progresi Barthes dari denotasi ke mitos dengan kompetensi simbolik (Kramsch), tradisi-tradisi tersebut dapat dijadikan bahan ajar BIPA dalam mengembangkan kompetensi linguistik, antarbudaya, dan simbolik pemelajar asing dalam menafsirkan makna implisit serta berkomunikasi dalam konteks sosiokultural Jawa-Islam.
Limited Recognition: Women, Culinary Labor, and Social Esteem in Pariaman's Ramadan Traditions M Yusuf; Yuti Murni; Darmaiza
Penamas Vol 39 No 1 (2026): Volume 39, Issue 1, January-June 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1080

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Penelitian ini mengkaji dua tradisi Ramadan di Pariaman—maanta pabukoan dan malamang—sebagai arena pengakuan sosial bagi perempuan dalam masyarakat matrilineal yang religius. Berbeda dari kajian terdahulu yang menyoroti kohesi sosial atau otoritas perempuan Minangkabau lewat harta pusaka dan garis keturunan. Penelitian ini menelaah bagaimana praktik keagamaan-kuliner sehari-hari mendistribusikan penghargaan bagi perempuan, serta apakah penghargaan tersebut sejalan atau berbeda dengan kedudukan matrilineal mereka. Penelitian yang menggunakan metode kualitatif ini menghimpun data melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Secara analitis, penelitian ini menggabungkan teori pengakuan Axel Honneth (ranah penghargaan sosial) dengan konsep modal simbolik Pierre Bourdieu. Temuan menunjukkan kedua tradisi merupakan arena distribusi pengakuan: perempuan memperoleh legitimasi sosial melalui keahlian kuliner, kompetensi domestik, dan perannya menjaga solidaritas keluarga serta kohesi komunitas Ramadan. Penelitian ini mengusulkan konsep "pengakuan terbatas"—legitimasi nyata di ruang publik, namun bersyarat pada performa gender normatif dan diraih lewat dapur, bukan diberikan tanpa syarat. Dengan demikian, kedudukan perempuan Minangkabau sekaligus diberdayakan oleh adat dan dibatasi oleh ekspektasi gender keagamaan.

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