scholarly journals Georg Simmel and the Study of Religious Conflicts

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 350-362
Author(s):  
Chijioke Fidelis Ifezue
Keyword(s):  
Safety Valve ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Georg Simmel ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Fundamental Process ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
Work Shifts ◽  
Negative Attributes

The continuous rise of religious conflicts at different parts of the world has left so many questions unanswered and so many issues  unresolved. The quest for supremacy, wealth, relevance and dominance are some of the major causes of religious conflict. Even within religions, there is constant news of conflicts of different kinds, which, unfortunately contrasts with the notion that religion qua religion is one (Madu, 2003). This has also attracted mostly negative attributes to conflict. However, some scholars have taken a different look at the positive side of this negative act - conflict. One of such scholars was Georg Simmel, a German philosopher and sociologist. This work, therefore aims at discussing the scholar Georg Simmel, his ideas and views about conflict in respect to the study of religious conflicts. This work explains how Georg Simmel presented conflict, a negative phenomenon as having some positive outcomes. Seeing religion as a fundamental process in man’s life and conflict as a dark tunnel the leads to a bright end of the tunnel, Georg Simmel presents conflict as  what the writer terms “a negative beginning with a positive end”. To this end, this work shifts ground towards discussing how these bad sides of religious conflicts will be used to achieve something good. As widely believed that something good comes out of bad things, there are different positive roles religious conflict plays, as proposed by Georg Simmel which includes connection, definition, revitalization, social glue, integration and safety valve. For him, all these are necessary for achieving peace and unity only if the conflict is properly handled. Hence, religious conflict is bad in its entirety. Finally, the writer outlines some of the relevance of the work to students, scholars and the general public, advocating for peace.

scholarly journals Konflik Antara Kelompok Abangan dan Santri dalam Novel Kantring Genjer-Genjer Karya Teguh Winarsho As

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Sugiono Sugiono ◽  
Mulyono Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Georg Simmel ◽  
Sociology Of Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Religious Conflicts

Karya sastra merupakan cerminan kehidupan masyarakat. Novel sebagai salah satu karya sastra menampilkan konflik yang merupakan cerminan atas konflik-konflik yang ada di masyarakat. Salah satu konflik dalam novel yang menarik untuk dikaji adalah konflik agama, karena konflik agama masih banyak terjadi di Indonesia. Salah satu yang memuat konflik agama adalah novel Kantring Genjer-genjer karya Teguh Winarsho AS. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan sosiologi sastra dan teori konflik Georg Simmel untuk menganalisis bentuk konflik dan penyebab konflik antara kelompok abangan dan santri dalam novel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bentuk konflik dan penyebab konflik dalam novel terdiri atas konflik pertandingan antagonistik, konflik hukum, konflik menenai prinsip-prinsip dasar, konflik kepentingan, dan konflik dalam hubungan intim dan akrab. Literary works are a reflection of people's lives. Novel as one of the literary works that displays conflict that are a reflection of conflicts in the society. One of conflict in the novel that is interesting to study is religious conflict, because religious conflicts still occur in Indonesia frequently. One of novel which discuss the religious conflict is Kantring Genjer-genjer novel by Teguh Winarsho AS. This research is a qualitative research using sociology of literature approach and Georg Simmel's conflict theory to analyze the forms and primary causes of conflict between abangan and santri in the novel. Result of the study reveated that the forms and primary causes of conflict are antagonistic, legal conflicts, conflicts regarding principles, conflicts of interest, and conflict in intimate relationships.  

scholarly journals KONFLIK ANTARA KELOMPOK ABANGAN DAN SANTRI DALAM NOVEL KANTRING GENJER-GENJER KARYA TEGUH WINARSHO AS: KAJIAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA

ALAYASASTRA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Sugiono Sugiono ◽  
Mulyono Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Georg Simmel ◽  
Sociology Of Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Religious Conflicts

ABSTRAKKarya sastra merupakan cerminan kehidupan masyarakat. Novel sebagai salah satu karya sastra menampilkan konflik yang merupakan cerminan atas konflik-konflik yang ada di masyarakat. Salah satu konflik dalam novel yang menarik untuk dikaji adalah konflik agama karena konflik agama masih banyak terjadi di Indonesia. Salah satu yang memuat konflik agama adalah novel Kantring Genjer-genjer karya Teguh Winarsho A.S.. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan sosiologi sastra dan teori konflik Georg Simmel untuk menganalisis bentuk konflik dan penyebab konflik antara kelompok abangan dan santri dalam novel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bentuk konflik dan penyebab konflik dalam novel terdiri atas konflik pertandingan antagonistik, konflik hukum, konflik mengenai prinsip-prinsip dasar, konflik kepentingan, dan konflik dalam hubungan intim dan akrab.Kata kunci: abangan, konflik georg simmel, konflik sosial, santri, sosiologi sastra ABSTRACTLiterary works are a reflection of people's lives. Novel as one of the literary works that displays conflict that are a reflection of conflicts in the society. One of conflict in the novel that is interesting to study is religious conflict, because religious conflicts still occur in Indonesia frequently. One of novel which discuss the religious conflict is Kantring Genjer-genjer novel by Teguh Winarsho A.S.. This research is a qualitative research using sociology of literature approach and Georg Simmel's conflict theory to analyze the forms and primary causes of conflict between abangan and santri in the novel. Result of the study reveated that the forms and primary causes of conflict are antagonistic, legal conflicts, conflicts regarding principles, conflicts of interest, and conflict in intimate relationships.Keywords: abangan, georg simmel’s conflict theory, social conflict, santri, sociology of literature

scholarly journals KONFLIK AGAMA DAN PENYELESAIAANNYA: Kasus Ahmadiyah di Kabupaten Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Zuldin
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Judicial Process ◽  
Religious Conflicts

<p>Abstrak: Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki faktor-faktor penyebab konflik antara Islam mainstream dengan Ahmadiyah, resolusi konfliknya, peran SKB Tiga Menteri tahun 2008 dan Pergub tahun 2011 sebagai media resolusi konflik, dan respons terhadap SKB dan Pergub. Dalam tulisan ini ditemukan bahwa faktor-faktor penyebab konflik bermula dari aspek teologis, kemudian berkembang menjadi aspek politik, ekonomi, sosial, ketidaktegasan pemerintah, Ahmadiyah eklusif dalam beribadah, dan pengaruh pemberitaan media massa. Resolusi konflik berupa non litigasi dilakukan melalui mediasi yang melibatkan aparat pemerintah, tokoh masyarakat, kepolisian, dan litigasi melalui proses peradilan. Ahmadiyah menganggap SKB dan Pergub tidak bisa berperan sebagai media resolusi konflik agama sehingga mereka menolak serta berusaha membatalkannya secara hukum. Sebaliknya, Islam mainstream menerima namun tetap menginginkan keluarnya Keppres atau Undang-Undang untuk mem- bubarkan Ahmadiyah.  </p><p><br />Abstract: Religious Conflict and Its Resolution: A Sutdy of Ahmadiyah in Tasikmalaya, Weste Java. This writing is aimed at analyzing factors that underly conflicts between mainstream Islam and Ahmadiya, its resolution, the role of SKB Tiga Menteri of 2008 and Pergub 2011 as a media of conflict resolution, as well as the responese to the two statutes. The findings of this study reveal that the religious conflicts stem from  theological aspects that extend to political, socio-economic, govern- ment’s inambiguity in implementing the regulation, Ahmadiya’s exclusiveness in their religious duties and the influence of media. Conflict resolution in non-litigation is carried out through mediation that involving the goverment’s apparatus and  the police, and  litigation  via judicial process. Ahmadiya argues  that SKB and Pergub are incapable of playing any role in resolving religious conflict and thus reject and try to revoke them judicially. Mainstream Islam, however, argues to the opposite and insists in  issuance of President Act  or statute to disperse Ahmadiya organization.</p><p><br />Kata Kunci: konflik agama, Ahmadiyah, SKB, Pergub, Tasikmalaya</p>

scholarly journals Pluralism and Religious Conflict in the Frame of Regional Autonomy in West Sumatra

ADDIN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Nunu Burhanuddin ◽  
Dodi Pasilaputra ◽  
Hardi Putra Wirman
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
School Uniforms ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
West Sumatra

The diversity of ethnicities, races, and religions is a reality in the life of the nation and state, although it is undeniable that there is a potential for conflict. This study aimed to explain the pattern of religious harmony in West Sumatra within the framework of regional autonomy which is adopted from the cultural system and local wisdom. This study used a phenomenological approach to provide accurate conditions of multi-ethnic, cultural, and religious communities. The results showed that the pattern of religious harmony through the resolution of religious conflicts in several regions in West Sumatra was carried out through the alignment of regional autonomy with local customs and culture. Forms of alignment include alignment of school uniforms, equal distribution of sacrificial meat, the presence of <em>baralek</em>, the tradition of <em>manyiriah</em>, interfaith graves between Muslims and Christians, and the application of customary philosophies. This study contributes to the theory of a cultural approach based on local wisdom in resolving religious conflicts and strengthening social integration of the community.

scholarly journals THE DEPICTION OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN BHAGAT’S THE GIRL IN ROOM 105

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Maulana Ishaq ◽  
Linusia Marsih
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative ◽  
Separatist Groups

This study aims to discuss the issue of religious conflict in Bhagat’s The Girl in Room 105. The objectives of this study are to analyze the religious conflicts and characteristics of the religious conflict reflected in the novel. This study uses descriptive qualitative method using sociological approach and several theories of religious conflict. The result, this study depicts the religious conflicts between by Muslim and Hindu as well as the characteristics of the religious conflict. The religious conflicts are presented in the sphere of belief: conflict between Muslim and Hindu, ideology: conflict between Kashmiri and Indian, organization: conflict between separatist groups of Kashmir against Indian government, family: conflict between Keshav and Zara’s family, and individual: conflict between Zara and Keshav.

scholarly journals The concept of "religious conflict": searches and discussions

2008 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Alla Vadymivna Aristova
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The One ◽  
Role Of Religion

Domestic scholars interested in the study of socio-religious conflicts have a very difficult task. In the absence of their own theoretical tradition in the field of conflictology, the long domination of ideological stereotypes and illusions about the role of religion in society, and in the context of the uniqueness of those socio-religious processes that exploded in the 90s of the last century, the researchers found themselves in a real way. On the one hand, the achievements of Western conflictology had just begun to flow into scientific circulation and were still waiting for its processing (besides, in principle, it could not be automatically transferred to the domestic soil), on the other - for the emergence of their own thorough conflictological intelligence it took some time. , for tendencies of development of religious relations, of course, are viewed only with the run of historical events.

scholarly journals Bloody, Intense, and Durable

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
Tomas Lindgren ◽  
Hannes Sonnenschein
Keyword(s):  
Basic Assumption ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Negotiated Settlements ◽  
Islam And Christianity ◽  
Current Systems

A growing number of scholars argues that we are witnessing a resurgenceof religion in world politics, accompanied by an increasein religiously inspired conflict. Empirical studies demonstrate thatreligious conflicts are more violent, more intense, more durable, andmore difficult to resolve through negotiated settlements than theirsecular counterparts. In this paper, we argue that these conclusionsare unreliable, because they fail to provide convincing criteria forseparating religious conflicts from non-religious ones. Our mainconcern is with the categorization problem. What characteristics orfactors make a conflict party, conflict issue, or identity religious, andwhat characteristics or factors frame a conflict party, conflict issue,or identity as non-religious? A basic assumption behind much of thisresearch is the contested idea that religion is a universal phenomenonembodied in various forms such as Islam and Christianity. The majorityof scholars simply assume a sharp division between religion andthe secular without problematizing or justifying such a distinction. Inthis article, we argue that religious conflict is an ideologically chargedconcept, and that the study of the religion-conflict nexus reinforcesthe neoliberal status quo and current systems of power.

scholarly journals Ethno-Religious Conflict and the Quest for Peace in a Plural Society in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-622
Author(s):  
Kemi Anthony Emina
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Ontological Dimension

This article examines the elusive search for peace in a plural Society in Africa, amid persistent ethno-religious conflicts and violent attacks in eminent. The central thesis of this article focused on why existing theoretical perspectives on the nature and management of ethnoreligious conflicts in Africa have disappointed expectations, and what is required to achieve peace among plural African societies. This article used Nigeria as a case study. The research argues that conflict resolution has an ontological dimension and that achieving peace in plural societies requires a process of genuine orientation that reworks the human consciousness to accept the inevitability of the 'Other' both to the self and its aspirations for survival. This research employs the method of textual and critical analysis in carrying out this research.

scholarly journals SECULAR ROOTS OF RELIGIOUS RAGE: SHAPING RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-196
Author(s):  
Philip W. Barker ◽  
William J. Muck
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Mass Mobilization ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Political Economic

In historic cases of religious conflict, religion was not necessarily the original source of the conflict, but was eventually established as the focal point around which individuals defined their identity. Although the differences between the two groups may have been numerous (political, economic, cultural, etc.), religion provided the easiest and most prominently accessible tool for mass mobilization and identity differentiation. Once this shift occurs, the religious identities become so salient that all future interactions tend to be defined along religious lines, which in turn lends itself to intractability. This paper draws parallels between previous intractable religious conflicts and the current developing conflict between the United States and the Islamic world. Although the United States has made a concerted effort to declare a war on “terror” and not Islam, the perceived threat associated with current U.S. foreign policy behavior is encouraging the redefinition of Middle Eastern identity in Islamic terms and creating the possibility of intractable religious conflict on a global scale. Consequently, while many within the region may not have initially seen this conflict along religious lines, Islam has provided the most prominent and convenient form for articulating their frustrations.

Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saskia Sassen
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Territorial Conflict ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Asymmetric War ◽  
Global Modernity ◽  
Inter State

This chapter covers the question of organized religions in the complex global modernity. It explores a range of interactions between the rise of cities as key global spaces for economic, political, and cultural conditions, and the rise of religion as a major force in setting where it was not quite so in the twentieth century, which saw the rise of the secularizing state. The chapter develops the urbanizing of war, as it feeds a particularly acute and violent bridging of cities with religious conflicts, and then takes two specific instances of asymmetric war, one in Mumbai and one in Gaza, to investigate the variable and contradictory elements in this bridging. Religion has emerged as one key organizing and legitimating passion, even as it is often not the cause. The Mumbai attacks had succeeded in drawing a conventional inter-state conflict into the specifics and momentary event that was that attack. Gaza displays the limits of power and the limits of war. The chapter makes visible the territorial conflict driving some of the current religious conflict, even as both sides make use of this long history to justify their actions.

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