RELIGIOUS HARMONIZATION IN THE TRADITION OF HINTERLAND COMMUNITIES: A STUDY ON ROBO-ROBO TRADITION OF NUGUK VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN MELAWI REGENCY

Abstrak

The people in the hinterlands preserve various traditional riches, including the Robo-robo tradition, as seen in the Nuguk hamlet community in the Melawi hinterlands. In this traditional celebration, there are values of religious moderation that are accommodated, so this research will further analyze the meaning of religious moderation in the Robo-robo tradition among the Nuguk village community in the remote Melawi district. This study uses a qualitative approach a field research type. The theory used is the prophetic trilogy by Kontowijoyo. Data were collected using interviews, observation, and documentation, and the main sources were authoritative and representative figures in the hamlet. The conclusion of this study explains that harmonization in the Robo-robo tradition in Nuguk hamlet can be mapped in three aspects: First, the humanization aspect, in the implementation of the Robo-robo tradition not only strengthens the value of intimacy between fellow Muslims but also strengthens religious intimacy and harmonization between Muslims and non-Muslims. Second, the aspect of liberation, in the implementation of the Robo-robo tradition is not only a Muslim ceremonial tradition but there are good values in it, including efforts to minimize negative things that occur between people and between religions. Transcendence, although the transcendence aspect in the Robo-robo tradition is carried out by Muslims, namely as a hope to God to ask for safety and ask to be spared from all dangers, in the bedoa activity between people respect each other, especially non-Muslims appreciate the procedures for implementing Muslim worship, which is manifested in the form of prayer.