ISLAM MADURA (Resistensi Dan Adaptasi Tokoh Adat Atas Penetrasi Kyai Di Madura)

Abstract

Islam is a universal religion. The basic value of Islam implies a dialectical relationship of Islam and local culture. Various study on Islam and local culture view traditional Islam, which is represented by the NU, as a single entity. The traditional Islam opposed to official Islam, and on the other hand it is confronted with syncretic Islam. In Madura, NU is not a single entity. There are variation in it, namely a community of traditional- acculturative Islam led by kyais and a community of traditional- syncretic Islam led by adat leaders. The latter community practices a ritual which is the ancestral tradition, namely the ritual of beberten. This ritual, according to the kyais, is seen as a syncretic ritual. Therefore, kyais penetrate to the adat community through bahs al-masa\u27il ad-diniyah and socialize it. Responding to such penetration, the adat community, culturally, applies resistance and adaptation strategies. Resistance is applied by revitalizing ritual of beberten, while adaptation is applied by negating certain ritual elements, changing the meaning of ritual, and adding certain rituals