Culture is something that is socially constructed. Therefore, culture is inseparable from the interests of the actors or social agents involved in it. Identity also formed in the dialectical process which involves all of these actors. The focus of this article is to answer the question of how these actors interpret the process of cultural repaduction in the context of the formation of identity in Situbondo, which is culturally characterized by pendalungan. With Peter L Berger’s social construction theory analysis tools it is understood that the multi-ethnic Pendalungan Situbondo Community in the process of forming their identities is always in the process of negotiation. This process in tum is able to reproduce the Situbondo Pendalungan culture. This condition appears to be represented in the terms of the Kota Santri and Bumi Shalawat Nariyah besides the Bule-dhika language. These facts then provide opportunities for Islamic symbols to be accommodatcd as identity markers for a Pendalungan Community in Situbondo.

Since it was first held in 2012 the Gandrung Sewu Festival has become a favorite in the Banyuwangi Festival event. The popularity of Gandrung Sewu appears not only because this show is aesthetically appealing, but also it holds the stories and desires of the people Banyuwangi. In addition to describing  the implementation of the Gandrung Sewu performance which is part of the Banyuwangi Festival event, this paper also aims to reveal the history of the heroism of the Blambangan people which became the background for the emergence of Gandrung and later became an art performance called the Gandrung Sewu Festival. This paper is based on field note from observations of the Gandrung Sewu Festival and in-depth interviews with resource persons who have competence and relevance. The result of the study show that the Gandrung Sewu not only an art performance created from Gandrung which has become one of the icons of Banyuwangi’s arts and culture, but also an image of the herois of the Blambangan people in a war against foreign domination in the past, the heroism of the Bayu war unites returned the people of the Blambangan who were scattered in a new spirit which was marked by the birth of Banyuwangi. The heroism of the Blambangan people, which the people of Banyuwangi continues to love, continues to be eroded in to a variety of purely aesthetic artistic creativity in order to serve the growing demand for the tourism markes, especially in the era of Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas’leadership in 2010-2020. Key Words : Banyuwangi Festival, Blambangan, Heroism Image, Gandrung Sewu Aesthetics

Studi tentang fenomenologi agama dapat dilacak dari filosofi fenomenologi Husserl. Dalam versi murni Edmund Husserl "fenomenologi bertujuan untuk menemukan landasan bagi pengetahuan manusia. Fenomenologi mencoba menjelaskan persepsi individu sebagai pengalaman ruang, warna, dan cahaya. Fenomenologi tidak tertarik pada penjelasan. Fenomenologi menginginkan pengalaman langsung. Fenomenologi mendasarkan seluruh asumsinya pada apa yang disebut "life world", yang dapat diterjemahkan ke dalam dunia kehidupan sehari-hari, kurang lebih persis apa yang disebut Alfred Schutz sebagai "everyday life". Artikel ini mencoba menggambarkan tawaran paradigma dari Ahimsa-Putra untuk memahami fenomena keagamaan. Dalam bukunya, Ahimsa-Putra menjelaskan secara rinci bagaimana ide-ide fenomenologis dapat diterapkan dalam studi agama, dan bagaimana agama dapat didefinisikan secara fenomenologis. Selain itu, beberapa implikasi etis metodologis juga dijelaskan jika ada studi fenomenologis agama. Dengan berpegang pada paradigma fenomenologi, diharapkan para peneliti agama akan dapat memperoleh etnografi fenomenologis yang maksimal dari 'agama' dan 'kepercayaan' masyarakat