RITUAL SLAMETAN SEBAGAI BENTUK AKULTURASI BUDAYA JAWA DAN ISLAM DALAM PERSPEKTIF ANTROPOLOGI

Abstract

Java is a culture that has the power of existence in midst of the arrival of
various new cultures and religions. The arrival of a new religion in Java did not
eliminate Javanese culture and traditions. Islam have a dialectic with Javanese culture so
that it forms a distinctive and unique variant of Islam. The slametan ritual is one of the
dialectical forms between the Javanese tradition and the elements of Islamic values. This study
will examine the characteristics of Javanese Islam, namely the slametan ritual from an
anthropological perspective. The data sources used by the researchers were obtained from several
theoretical literature books and related research journals that studied Javanese rituals and
Islam. The data collection method in this study is a literature study, meaning that the
researcher collects some data through several text data sources which are then processed
descriptively. This research will answer the question: how is Javanese Islam and
the slametan ritual an anthropological perspective?