Islam dan Panorama Keagamaan Masyarakat Tatar Sunda

This article uses the terms “Tatar Sunda” to refer geographically to a region that stretches from the Sunda Strait (Selat Sunda/Ujung Kulon) to some of the Central Javanese territorries bordering with Cipamali/Kalipamali in Brebes in the Central Java and Kali Serayu in South of Central Java next to Cilacap. This paper argues that the religious life in the Sundanese Tatar historically and culturally took place peacefully. This paper bases this argument on the Sundanese manuscripts saying that the Hinduization process in the Tatar Sunda was mostly derived from the Hindu kingdoms' elites in the Tatar Sunda. In contrast, the process of Islamization in the Tatar Sunda was instigated from the lower classes (ordinary people). Meanwhile, some of these elites and some of the Sundanese people were able to welcome and accept Islam. Moreover, some of these Hindu elites were voluntarily converted to Islam

Existence of Sundanese Manuscripts as A Form of Intellectual Tradition in the Ciletuh Geopark Area

The variety of Sundanese manuscripts are still scattered in individual communities, as well as those already stored in various libraries and museums in West Java. The Sundanese script is still stored in the Ciletuh Geopark, Sukabumi District. This research is interesting because of the discovery of several manuscripts around the southern Sukabumi area, especially at Surade, Ciemas, and Jampang Kulon areas. Descriptive method of comparative analysis that was used trying to describe the data in detail and thoroughly, analyze it carefully, and compare those target accurately between several texts studied. While the method of the study in the form of text critique method, referred to the method of a single script, through the standard edition. The method of content review used the method of cultural studies, which reveals the existence and function of the script pragmatically in the community, especially in the Ciletuh Geopark. The results of the research can be considered as "the documents and local wisdom of Sundanese culture", which deserves to be addressed wisely in the hope that the content contained in it is able to reveal the history of the life of Ciletuh Geopark, either through written tradition, folklore, and culture