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Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
ISSN : -     EISSN : 29885884     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15575/jcrt
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Social,
Religion Humanities Social Sciences
The Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions is a scholarly publication dedicated to the exploration and analysis of contemporary rituals and traditions from diverse cultural, social, and religious contexts. The journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary research and critical discourse on the significance, evolution, and meaning of rituals and traditions in the modern world. JCRT welcomes contributions from scholars, researchers, and practitioners in anthropology, sociology, religious studies, cultural studies, folklore, and performance studies. The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical discussions, comparative analyses, and case studies that shed light on various aspects of contemporary rituals and traditions, including their cultural, social, psychological, and symbolic dimensions.
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Traditional Sundanese Games as Community-Based Learning Media for Interreligious Tolerance: A Qualitative Case Study at Sakola Motekar, West Java, Indonesia Herdiansyah, Gymnastiar; Halim, Ilim Abdul; Busro, Busro
Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jcrt.2137

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Purpose: This study examines how traditional Sundanese games function as a medium for interreligious tolerance among children within a community-based learning setting at Sakola Motekar. It addresses the growing concern over intolerance by exploring local cultural practices that enable children from different religious backgrounds to interact inclusively in everyday social spaces beyond formal schooling. Methodology: The study employs a qualitative single-case study design focused on the “Kaulinan” (traditional play) program at Sakola Motekar. Data were collected through participatory observation of recurring game sessions, in-depth semi-structured interviews with child participants and adult stakeholders. Findings: The findings show that the games were implemented as routinely facilitated activities embedded in weekly/outdoor sessions rather than purely child-initiated recreation. Across the three games, tolerance was enacted as observable interaction routines: children consistently participated in non-segregated groupings through shared formations, mixed teams, and turn-taking structures; cooperation toward shared goals was strengthened by game mechanics requiring task interdependence (maintaining an intact line, rebuilding a stack under pressure, or practicing balance with peer assistance); supportive peer responses (reassurance, encouragement, and practical help) were common when minor setbacks occurred; and rule disagreements were brief and typically resolved through quick negotiation supported by light-touch facilitator reminders, allowing play to continue without disrupting cohesion. Implications: The study suggests that facilitated traditional play can operate as a practical interaction infrastructure for tolerance education, where values emerge through repeated embodied practice rather than primarily through verbal instruction. Programmatically, the findings support the adoption of minimal facilitation standards to sustain inclusive participation and physical safety in community-based settings. Originality/Value: This research contributes naturalistic evidence from a community-based learning context showing how tolerance is produced as an everyday interactional accomplishment (grouping, cooperation, reassurance, and rule negotiation) rather than being treated mainly as a declarative attitude. It also offers multi-source qualitative support demonstrating how traditional games can function as cultural “media” (McLuhan) and experiential learning cycles (Kolb) that extend children’s social capacities in pluralistic settings.
Color as a Cultural Resilience Strategy: Material-Semiotic Systems in Ghana's Indigenous Spirituality Bawa, Al-Hassan; Salifu Cudjoe, Moses
Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jcrt.2157

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Purpose: This study investigates how color operates as a material–semiotic system in Ghanaian indigenous spirituality and examines the ways in which this system contributes to cultural resilience across the Akan, Dagomba, and Ewe communities. The research seeks to understand how symbolic meanings and material practices of color mediate relationships between humans, ancestors, and spiritual forces, and how these systems adapt within contemporary contexts. Methodology:The study employs a qualitative ethnographic design conducted between January and June 2025 in three regions of Ghana. Data were collected through 18 semi-structured interviews, three focus group discussions, participatory observation of 15 ritual ceremonies, and analysis of 48 material artifacts. A reflexive thematic analysis using abductive reasoning was applied to identify patterns across symbolic meanings, material practices, and cross-cultural variations. Findings:Results reveal that the white–black–red triadic serves as a stable cosmological framework but is articulated differently through temporal orientations and ritual functions: white functions as terminal (Akan), initial (Dagomba), and continuous (Ewe); black demonstrates semantic complexity through affective, ritual-operational, and genealogical-structural expressions; and red shows varying valence from negative (Akan) to ambivalent (Dagomba) to positive (Ewe), requiring cultural mechanisms of regulation. Multicolored compositions further reveal a shared compositional grammar in which black acts as a structural integrator representing ancestral continuity. Implications: The study offers insights for cultural heritage preservation, ethical collaboration within creative industries, and the development of policy frameworks that support indigenous knowledge systems. It underscores the need for participatory approaches that recognize color not merely as aesthetic symbolism but as a living epistemic and cosmological resource sustaining community identity amid globalization and generational shifts. Originality and Value:This research advances a material–semiotic framework that bridges symbolic anthropology and material culture theory, introducing the concept of color as a strategy of cultural resilience. It demonstrates that color is not a passive representational code but an active performative agent that shapes spiritual, social, and cosmological relations. The study contributes novel cross-cultural evidence from West Africa and expands theoretical discussions on intangible cultural heritage, decolonial epistemology, and material agency.

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