Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This essay attempts to discuss how Islam was perceived and developed in Java, within Lereng Merapi society in particular, and how Islam had influenced the local culture in one side and how it had been influenced by the local culture in another. This essay argues that there have been strong acculturation between Islam and local culture. It aslo argues that the spread of Islam in this society had taken long periods as Islam did not counter local culture. It, instead, penetrated with persuasive approach by adopting local culture and preserving pristine Islamic doctrines.
Source: JURNAL INDO-ISLAMIKA
Author: Arief Aulia Rachman
Institution: IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4256096345