REPRESENTATION OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AS SEEN IN PAULO COELHO’S THE ALCHEMIST

Urida Rahman Latif, NIM.: 17101050052 (2023) REPRESENTATION OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AS SEEN IN PAULO COELHO’S THE ALCHEMIST. Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

Conflicts between religions may become the source for religious otherness, an ill relationship of certain followers of religion in the presence of the other distinct religion. Religious intolerance and hatred also come as the result of this relationship between religions throughout history. The Alchemist, a work by a Brazilian Author named Paulo Coelho, addresses this issue by using its main character, Santiago, to illustrate or represent this all-increasing gap lying in between the people of Moslem Moors and Christianity amidst his journey to find treasure in Egypt. A transformative idea however, can be examined from the perspective of Santiago, a Christian, in regards to his prejudice and hatred towards the Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula. Interfaith Dialogue is the encountering in which people with different faith can express openly and reciprocally their faiths towards mutual understanding. In order to address this issue, the writer applies the theory of Intentional Representation by Stuart Hall. Also, this research is a qualitative research, and the collected data is in the forms of narration and dialogues. From the analysis, the writer found out that the process of transformation in the way Santiago represents the Muslims from harbouring prejudice and ill representations to a more tolerant and understanding perspective represents the idea of Interfaith Dialogue. It could be argued that Santiago’s tolerance and understanding of the Muslims stem from not only his frequent encounters with them but also his willingness to overcome his fear, to exchange ideas, and to listen to the experience of the Muslims in practicing their faith, as mediated through dialogues with those standing on the “other” side.

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