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CREATIVE NEGOTIATION WITHIN LOCAL ISLAMIC TRADITION: An Ethnography of the Balimau Tradition in Kuntu, Riau
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abstract: This dissertation examines creative negotiation within local Islamic tradition through an ethnographic analysis of the Balimau tradition in Kuntu village, Riau Province, Indonesia. When I first began researching this distinctive bathing ritual along the banks of the Subayang River in 2015, I was initially drawn to document what appeared to be a straightforward example of local Islamic practice. However, my sustained fieldwork from 2021 to 2024 revealed that this tradition, which had indeed begun as a simple ritual, had undergone complex transformations. The research became particularly compelling after reconstructing the pivotal 2017 controversy when religious authorities declared the tradition had deviated from proper Islamic practice. The research explores how the Kuntu community navigated between religious orthodoxy and cultural preservation when their centuries-old tradition faced existential threats. Through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and analysis of local manuscripts, I documented the historical trajectory from simple purification practice to contested cultural tradition. The study reveals that tradition sustainability depends not merely on formal religious authorities but on complex negotiations involving all community members who possess social, political, or economic interests in traditional practices. The 2017 crisis became a watershed moment when youth organizers floated a symbolic coffin down the Subayang River with banners declaring “Tradition is Dead,” demonstrating how resistance operates through cultural mourning rather than direct theological confrontation. My analysis introduces the concept of “creative negotiation within local Islamic tradition” to understand how communities maintain meaningful practices without directly confronting religious authority. I synthesize insights from three complementary theoretical perspectives: Lila Abu-Lughod’s concept of embedded resistance that operates within rather than against power structure…
date: 2025-12-22
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