Universitas Islam Malang Conference, International Conference on Islam and Global Civilization

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KHURAFAT BEHAVIOR AND THE USE OF ISLAMIC ATTRIBUTES IN SHAMEMAN ACTIVITIES
Yohan Kurniawan

Last modified: 2023-09-07

Abstract


Shamanic activities have been around for a long time and have been practiced in human life since time immemorial. In Indonesia, shamanism has long existed and is practiced in the lives of Indonesian people. This shamanism activity had developed and underwent a transformation process at this time compared to when it first appeared in Indonesia. At the beginning of its presence, shamanism activities were still traditional compared to today, which underwent many changes and involved religious elements. At this time, many shaman activities use religious elements such as Islam. This can be seen from the mantras that contain verses or mention the names of the Prophets contained in the Qur'an. In addition to reading mantras containing verses of the Holy Qur'an, some items or amulets use tattoos from the verses of the Holy Qur'an. The purpose of this article is to explain and analyze the behavior of superstition and the use of Islamic attributes such as the holy verses of the Qur'an and the names of the Prophet in mantras and amulets used in shamanic activities. The method of writing articles using a literature review. The results of this literature review will explain shamanism activities that are superstitious and involve religious attributes, especially Islam, to mislead and convince the public that the actions taken are right and Islamic. The practice of shamanism using the Islamic model is quite widespread at this time. This is also due to the belief of a group of people that everything that uses the verses of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic attributes is correct regardless of the context as a whole.

 


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