Becoming a Bhairava in 19th-century Java

Acri, Andrea

doi:10.1080/13639811.2019.1639925

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“…One of the overseas scholars, Acri (2019), conducted an initial exploration of the Suluk text which aims to strengthen the ideas of P.J. Zoetmulder and appreciate the original teachings of India on the doctrinal elements contained in several parts of Javanese Sufism literature.…”

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Sêrat Bayanullah: A study of Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts on Javanese Sufism through classical Javanese literature

Rahmawati

Rais

Wibowo

2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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This study describes Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts as a humanist, poet and religious scholar who thinks that the concepts of Javanese Sufism and Islamic Sufism are two contradictory ideas. Raden Panji Natarata describes his ideas through the medium of têmbang macapat (Javanese song) in a classic Javanese literature entitled Sêrat Bayanullah. Sêrat Bayanullah, which is used as a source of data for this research, is a collection of the Pura Mangkunegaran library, Surakarta, with catalogue number A-393. The scope of this study focuses on Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts on the nature of life, which include the concepts of human creation, human death, and the after-death union of the servant with God. To obtain objective and comprehensive research results, the researchers used a qualitative descriptive research paradigm by applying hermeneutic theory. The results showed that Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts about the nature of life did not go beyond the limits of monotheism, while other poets tended to acculturate Javanese Sufism thoughts, which sometimes were not in line with the teachings of monotheism.Contribution: As an academic contribution, this research is expected to enrich and preserve the repertoire of local research literature with Sufism nuances and their relationship with the thoughts of Sufi experts. Differences in perspective is natural, and the most important thing is mutual respect for differing opinions for the sake of creating harmony in life.

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Sêrat Bayanullah: A study of Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts on Javanese Sufism through classical Javanese literature

Rahmawati

Rais

Wibowo

2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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“…31 In Java, also there is a figure who declared his ego to be God, namely Syekh Siti Jenar. 32 The man, also known as Syeikh Lemah Abang, expressed his spiritual experience with his words: Iya Ingsun Iku Allah (Indeed, I am Allah). He presented in Java, in the time of developing of Islam in Java 33 , about 15-16 centuries.…”

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Javanese Translation of Anâ Allâh: Study on the Javanese Translation in Qs. Thaha/20:9-15

Fauzan,

Wibowo,

Muhsin

et al. 2023

Khazanah

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The purpose of this article is to reveal the Javanese translation of the word Anâ Allâh in QS. Taha/20: 9-15. To discuss the issue the author uses a critical content analysis and comparative analysis approach. The findings in this qualitative research are: first, the translators agreed to use Ingsun to translate Anâ Allâh. Second, they use Ingsun for Anâ Allâh because they want to dwell and honor Allah above everything, the Almighty. It is related to their understanding, awareness, and implementation of Javanese culture, unggah-ungguh (honorific speech). Third, they chose Ingsun to translate Anâ Allâh: philosophically, Ingsun is the Essence and Existence of God. Culturally ethically, Ingsun is only used by high-class people. An ordinary man who pronouns Ingsun for himself, shows that he is involved in conflict or doesn’t understand unggah-ungguh. Sufistically, Ingsun is a perfect word that represents a person's spiritual experience of uniting with his God. This research significantly contributes to the body of knowledge on ethical linguistics in religious texts, especially from a Javanese perspective which is relatively understudied by scholars of Islamic studies.

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Antinomianism as a way to God in nineteenth-century Java: the Suluk Lonthang between Islamic and pre-Islamic religious discourse

Acri,

Meyer,

Aminullah

2024

JRAS

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This article presents the first complete critical edition and annotated English translation of the nineteenth-century Javanese mystical poem Suluk Lonthang. Combining different disciplinary expertise in old and modern Javanese philology, Tantric Studies, and Islamic Studies, it interprets the protagonist of the poem as an expression of the multifaceted and multivocal Javanese religious landscape of the time, whose historical—and translocal—roots can be discerned in Sufi traditions from the Islamicate and Persianate worlds, as well as Tantric traditions from both pre-Islamic Java and the Indian subcontinent.

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Becoming a Bhairava in 19th-century Java

Cited by 33 publications

References 15 publications

Sêrat Bayanullah: A study of Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts on Javanese Sufism through classical Javanese literature

Sêrat Bayanullah: A study of Raden Panji Natarata’s thoughts on Javanese Sufism through classical Javanese literature

Javanese Translation of Anâ Allâh: Study on the Javanese Translation in Qs. Thaha/20:9-15

Antinomianism as a way to God in nineteenth-century Java: the Suluk Lonthang between Islamic and pre-Islamic religious discourse

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