POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION IN THE ATTEMPT OF CONQUERING BALI IN KIDUNG PAMANCANGAH AND ITS REFLECTION ON POLITICAL PHENOMENA IN INDONESIA

Riris Purbosari, Yoseph Nur Rohman

Abstract

Kidung Pamancangah is a literary work written in Middle Balinese, also known as Balinese Kawi. This text presents an important issue worthy of scholarly investigation, namely the politicization of religion in the attempt to conquer Bali. This phenomenon is relevant to examine as it demonstrates that the politicization of religion is not limited to contemporary political contexts in Indonesia, but has also occurred in earlier historical periods. This study aims to explain (1) the politicization of religion in the attempt to conquer Bali as represented in Kidung Pamancangah and (2) the politicization of religion in contemporary political phenomena in Indonesia. To explore these issues, this research employs a literary sociology approach. This study is qualitative in nature and uses a descriptive method. The findings reveal that Kidung Pamancangah contains representations of religious politicization in the attempt to conquer Bali. However, this effort ultimately failed. Practices of religious politicization similar to those depicted in the text are also evident in present-day Indonesian politics, such as during election years, village head elections, and the 2018 North Sumatra regional election. These practices have been shown to produce adverse effects. Several solutions are proposed to address these problems, including those derived from Kidung Pamancangah, such as adopting a professional attitude, accepting defeat, and refraining from imposing one’s will. Such attitudes may help prevent prolonged social conflict.

Keywords

Kidung Pamancangah; politics; politicization of religion; sociology of literature.

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