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Artikel ini bertujuan menganalisis peran perempuan dan tradisi Kain Gandong dalam liminalitas hubungan Islam-Kristen yang berfokus pada ritual Panas Pela dan ritual Pelantikan raja di negeri Hative Kecil dan Hitumessing, Maluku. Metode yang digunakan ialah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan teknik wawancara, observasi studi dokumenter dan studi pustaka. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa perempuan memiliki peran yang penting dalam tradisi Kain Gandong. Perempuan berperan sebagai pemegang Kain Gandong dengan mengacu pada arti dan makna dari kata gandong itu sendiri. Tradisi Kain Gandong menciptakan sebuah ruang kebersamaan yang disebut sebagai ruang liminalitas. Ruang tersebut dapat membebaskan masyarakat dari perbedaan-perbedaan status sosial, budaya dan agama. Terdapat tiga nilai yang dapat berguna untuk membangun kehidupan bersama, yakni nilai persaudaraan, nilai kesetaraan dan nilai perdamaian.

This article describes the problem of how the Bible as the word of God is interpreted contextually for theology in Indonesia. The method used in this article is to explore contextual theological models and to have a reciprocal, constructive and dialectical dialogue between the Bible and dogma (the universal tradition) as well as the actual beliefs of the community (local traditions). The result of this research is that the meaning of God in the Bible will have a liberating and humanizing power if the meaning of God is not applied directly but in dialogue with the actual beliefs of the community where the Bible is read and preached.

Types of occultism practices in the society were trusting in the spirit of the dead, a talisman which was considered to have the power to keep the body, and the science of strength given by the ancestors to offspring. So that made offspring suffer from frequent manifestations and was possessed by an evil spirit. This article examines that issues. Theory about the exorcist services by Graham H. Twelftree the theoretical frame observe carefully these problems. Methods of this research was the direct involvment method by viewing, serving and interviewing the people who involved in the power of the occult. This research was conducted in STT Abdi Sabda Medan. Three things that invited by researcher are first, which causes people involved with occultism practices. Secondly, due both to the occult practices and to their descendants who are having a negative impact, they often encounter manifestations of evil spirits also stressed physically, psychologically and spiritually. Third, efforts to heal and cure that people from the occult is exorcist services.

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