@phdthesis{digilib67311,
           month = {August},
           title = {PERGULATAN IDENTITAS KEAGAMAAN MANTAN PREMAN JUBA RESCUE DAN EKSPRESO DI SOLO},
          school = {UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA},
          author = {NIM.: 17300016044 Warsito},
            year = {2024},
            note = {Promotor: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Wildan, MA.dan Najib Kailani, S.Fil., MA., Ph.D.},
        keywords = {Pergulatan Identitas, Mantan Preman, Sufisme, Islamisme},
             url = {https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/67311/},
        abstract = {This dissertation discusses a tussle for identity of former thugs
in a religious community in Solo through friendship. The tussle for
identity occurred soon after the falling of New Order reign in 1998,
marking off the end of authoritarian government and the beginning of
democracy in Indonesia. As an underground movement during the
New Order, an Islamic Community appeared to be a missionary driver
and demanded Islamic sharia to apply. At the same time, a Sufi order
group of Syadziliyah, focusing on coaching Solo people in spiritual
matter, emerged. With the head office in Ta?mirul Islamic Boarding
School in Solo, Syadziliyah taught and persuaded the ex-thugs not to
commit violence. Looking at these two Islamic communities, the
dissertation is to examine the religious community of former thugs
?Juba Rescue? in affiliation with Syadziliyah order, and of former
thugs ?Ekspreso? in affiliation with Islamic community. The study
employed the theory of identity by Erving Goffman, which describes
how the spoiled identity people navigate themselves in their society.
This qualitative study applied the phenomenology approach,
which describes the appraisal of former thug?s phenomenon on a past
understanding and background basis. Data were obtained under three
techniques: interview, observation, and documentation. The
informants for interview were determined through purposive sampling
technic with certain criteria ? e.g. the founders of each religious
community, sitting members and public figures having experience and
understanding of the two groups. Observations were carried out
through the involvement in the groups? religious and social activities.
The researcher also observed the topics the group members talked
about while in base camp or gathering place. The documents comprised photos, religious activity records, books, journals, news on
the groups? activities. The collected data were validated using source
triangulation method, crosschecking the multi-sources data, then
analyzed in three steps: data reduction, data display and conclusion
drawing.
This dissertation argues that the former thugs tried collectively
to turn from earlier identity to a new one by playing in the front stage
with religious background. They performed an adjusted play to suit
the viewpoint of others; they call ustaz to address the ex-thugs who
have learnt Al-Quran and taught it to peers, ndoro to name the ones
who own culinary business, akhi to call ordinary members. To
highlight the new image, the spoiled-identity alter their performances,
spiritual attitudes, ideologies and economy managements. The Islamic
positive-orientation front stage, however, did not drive away the back
stage, leaving the true identity of an ex-thug with them ? living a
difficult life, facing legal action, and fear of police. All of these
brought the researcher to conclude that the emergence of religious
groups of former thugs in Solo did not merely deal with the good will
to upgrade their faith, but worldly matters as well. The dissertation
also argues that collective identity developed by ?Juba Rescue? was
Moderate Muslim, while the ?Ekspreso? was Conservative Muslim.
The values of moderate made ?Juba Rescue? more open, take the
existing culture, and engage with the local government and other
communities. The values of conservative, on the other hand, led the
?Ekspreso? members to resist the government as they call it tagut and
refute cultures which foul the teaching of Islam with bidah, takhayul
and khurafat.
The theoretical contribution of the dissertation is that the
navigation of spoiled identity individuals is done collectively. They
join a religious community and carry out various religious and social
activities to regain social interaction acceptance. This enriches
Goffman?s theory that says that Western people with spoil identity run
a navigation individually.}
}