From Magics, Dances, to Cafés: The Role of Sufism in Constructing Identity among the Urban Youth
- DOI
- 10.2991/aicosh-19.2019.35How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Sufism, Identity, Youth, Urban, Commodification
- Abstract
This paper aims to elaborate the role of Sufism, especially within conventional forms of Sufism (tarekat) in shaping the construction of identity among the Urban Youth. The rise of Urban Sufism, as characterized by the mushrooming of Sufi-like practices among the urban Muslims across the country, such as Majelis Dzikir, Shalawatan, and other forms of religious activities, led by some influential figures, such as Arifin Ilham, Abdullah Gymnastiar, and Yusuf Mansyur, have forced some conventional Sufism to adapt to the needs of younger generations. In some cases, this changes the face of conventional Sufism, which previously associated mostly with elderly and silent activities, to be more dynamics because of the present of younger generations. Collected data from observations, interviews, and documentations are analyzed using rational choice theory to capture reasons and inflences behind the involvement of younger generation within a conventional Sufism. The study concludes that there are significant changes within a conventional Sufism in terms of ritual’s goals, how to achieve them, and where the ritual is taken place. The practices of Sufism, in many cases, become a new form of identity for younger generations, especially for those from urban areas.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Achmad Zainal Arifin PY - 2019/08 DA - 2019/08 TI - From Magics, Dances, to Cafés: The Role of Sufism in Constructing Identity among the Urban Youth BT - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Internatioal Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICOSH 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 168 EP - 171 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aicosh-19.2019.35 DO - 10.2991/aicosh-19.2019.35 ID - Arifin2019/08 ER -