{"title":"Islam, Papuanness and Indonesianess within Papuan Muslims in Fakfak","authors":"S. Ernas, Ismail Dp, Ismail Kilderak","doi":"10.24260/alalbab.v10i2.1990","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study shows that the long historical process associated with Islam in West Papua has an impact on defining a unique identity, and significantly interrelating Islam, Papuanness and Indonesianness. The data in this study were collected for three months in Fakfak of West Papua eploying methods of observation, interview and documentation. There were some key informants being the data sources consisting of religious leaders, community leaders and government employees. Two impotrant findings are found in this work. First, the presence of Islam in Papua has significantly contributed to the formation of the identity of the Fakfak community in Papua through an intense and strong acculturation process between Islam and local Papuan culture. This process has formed new inclusive and tolerant values that are reflected in the local wisdom of satu tungku tiga batu (one stove with three stones). Second, Islam and Papuanness in Fakfak appear to have certain implications on the formation of Indonesian (national) identity. Theoretically, this research shows that identity is not something fixed and natural, but a process that is constantly changing, with regard to the socio-political dynamics that affect it. That is why Papuan Muslims strive to continue to define themselves amid the construction of Papuan identity which is often defined as Christian and Melanesian.","PeriodicalId":31284,"journal":{"name":"AlAlbab","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"AlAlbab","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.24260/alalbab.v10i2.1990","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study shows that the long historical process associated with Islam in West Papua has an impact on defining a unique identity, and significantly interrelating Islam, Papuanness and Indonesianness. The data in this study were collected for three months in Fakfak of West Papua eploying methods of observation, interview and documentation. There were some key informants being the data sources consisting of religious leaders, community leaders and government employees. Two impotrant findings are found in this work. First, the presence of Islam in Papua has significantly contributed to the formation of the identity of the Fakfak community in Papua through an intense and strong acculturation process between Islam and local Papuan culture. This process has formed new inclusive and tolerant values that are reflected in the local wisdom of satu tungku tiga batu (one stove with three stones). Second, Islam and Papuanness in Fakfak appear to have certain implications on the formation of Indonesian (national) identity. Theoretically, this research shows that identity is not something fixed and natural, but a process that is constantly changing, with regard to the socio-political dynamics that affect it. That is why Papuan Muslims strive to continue to define themselves amid the construction of Papuan identity which is often defined as Christian and Melanesian.
这项研究表明,西巴布亚与伊斯兰教相关的漫长历史进程对定义一种独特的身份产生了影响,并使伊斯兰教、巴布亚人和印度尼西亚人之间产生了显著的相互联系。本研究中的数据是在西巴布亚的法克收集的,为期三个月,采用观察、访谈和文献资料的方法。一些关键的线人是由宗教领袖、社区领袖和政府雇员组成的数据来源。在这项工作中发现了两个重要的发现。首先,伊斯兰教在巴布亚的存在,通过伊斯兰教与当地巴布亚文化之间强烈的文化融合过程,极大地促进了巴布亚Fakfak社区身份的形成。这一过程形成了新的包容和宽容的价值观,这些价值观反映在当地的satu tungku tiga batu(一炉三石)智慧中。第二,Fakfak的伊斯兰教和巴布亚人似乎对印尼(民族)身份的形成有一定的影响。从理论上讲,这项研究表明,身份不是固定和自然的,而是一个不断变化的过程,与影响它的社会政治动态有关。这就是为什么巴布亚穆斯林在构建巴布亚身份的过程中努力继续定义自己,而巴布亚身份通常被定义为基督徒和美拉尼西亚人。