The Transformation of Tumpeng in Selametan Desa: An Analysis of Hindu and Islamic Syncretism in Kayukebek Tutur Village, Pasuruan

Mukhammad ishomuddin

doi:10.70062/incoils.v5i1.396

Authors

Mukhammad ishomuddin Pascasarjana UIN Syekh Wasil Kediri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70062/incoils.v5i1.396

Keywords:

Tumpeng Tradition, Religious Acculturation and Syncretism

Abstract

The diversity of culture and religion in Indonesia is a social wealth formed through a long historical process, but at the same time raises academic concerns regarding the sustainability of local traditions amidst the strong currents of modernization and globalization that have the potential to erode the value of cultural wisdom and harmony between religious communities. One of the traditions facing this challenge is Selametan Deso with the Tumpeng dish, which is full of symbols and a medium for encounters and dialogue between Hindu and Islamic cultures in Javanese society. This study aims to analyze the philosophy of Tumpeng from the perspective of Hindu and Islamic figures, reveal the process of Tumpeng transformation in Selametan Deso, and explain the Challenges of Cultural Transmission in the Modernization Era of the Kayukebek Village community, Tutur District, Pasuruan. This study uses a qualitative approach with an ethnographic design, through data collection in the form of in-depth interviews with religious and community leaders and literature studies, which are analyzed using an interactive data analysis model. The results show that Tumpeng functions as a symbol of acculturation and syncretism that binds the values of gratitude, cosmic balance, social solidarity, and interfaith tolerance. The transformation of Tumpeng, both in its form and ritual practice, does not eliminate its basic philosophical meaning, but instead strengthens local identity and becomes a strategic means of transmitting cultural values and building and maintaining social harmony amidst the dynamics of social change and modernization.

Author Biography

Mukhammad ishomuddin, Pascasarjana UIN Syekh Wasil Kediri

The diversity of culture and religion in Indonesia is a social wealth formed through a long historical process, but at the same time raises academic concerns regarding the sustainability of local traditions amidst the strong currents of modernization and globalization that have the potential to erode the value of cultural wisdom and harmony between religious communities. One of the traditions facing this challenge is Selametan Deso with the Tumpeng dish, which is full of symbols and a medium for encounters and dialogue between Hindu and Islamic cultures in Javanese society. This study aims to analyze the philosophy of Tumpeng from the perspective of Hindu and Islamic figures, reveal the process of Tumpeng transformation in Selametan Deso, and explain the Challenges of Cultural Transmission in the Modernization Era of the Kayukebek Village community, Tutur District, Pasuruan. This study uses a qualitative approach with an ethnographic design, through data collection in the form of in-depth interviews with religious and community leaders and literature studies, which are analyzed using an interactive data analysis model. The results show that Tumpeng functions as a symbol of acculturation and syncretism that binds the values of gratitude, cosmic balance, social solidarity, and interfaith tolerance. The transformation of Tumpeng, both in its form and ritual practice, does not eliminate its basic philosophical meaning, but instead strengthens local identity and becomes a strategic means of transmitting cultural values and building and maintaining social harmony amidst the dynamics of social change and modernization.

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