Intercultural communication in building religious moderation

Abstract

Gelgel Village is renowned for its history and culture. The community of Gelgel Village is pluralistic due to the harmonious development of diverse religions and cultures, which has been maintained since the reign of Dalem Ketut Ngulesir until the present day. Intercultural communication bridges social interactions between Nyama Hindu and Nyama Selam in efforts to maintain religious harmony, utilizing primary, secondary, linear, and circular communication patterns. Intercultural communication patterns are very instrumental in maintaining human relations and social interactions with the aim of building community perceptions and understanding, so that moderate behavior is realized and religious moderation is realized. The formation of community perceptions is also prioritized with intercultural communication approaches, such as: social psychology, creative, critical, dialectical, and cultural dialog approaches. This intercultural communication approach can be seen in the implementation of the ngejot tradition and the ngaminang tradition, including when the takbiran night is held religious moderation is built very harmoniously. This study employs a qualitative method with a descriptive approach to gather the necessary information and conduct an analysis of the field data, culminating in drawing conclusions.