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Millennial in the Mausoleum
Abdi, M Rizal
Abdi, M Rizal
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Today, the future of our multiculturalism society is in the hand of the millennial, the people who was born from the early 1980s until around 2000, or in other words the youth. A decade from now, the internet savvy generation will be the leader of many sectors. Yet, most of religious violence and members of radical organization is also from this generation. The phenomena of “jihad selfie” and “lone wolves” suicide bomber are fine example. Grow up in monolithic environment with very little relation with those from different faiths since they are very young, todays Indonesian millennial tends to have negative prejudices towards other faiths. The online debates on social media also make things worse. Meanwhile, in the amidst of this worrying situation, some of millennial frequently visits the local tomb outside the town to practice pilgrimage as well as encounter with more diverse expression of religious beliefs. As shown by many scholar, pilgrimage site is a place of contestation where many religious belief practices various kind of teaching within the same place. This fascinating phenomenon shows that local pilgrimage site which often perceived as a place of syncretism and backwardness have potential to foster religious harmony. Reflecting from those issues, this paper examines the activity of millennial in mausoleum. Thus, the discussion shall begin by examining the dynamic relation between the Millennial and religion. The discussion becomes point of departure to scrutinize the practice of local pilgrimage by the Millennial. The issue of de-institutionalization and, its counterpart, re-institutionalization, would also be elaborated as a frame to enrich the analysis. Furthermore, explorations around the model of millennial pilgrim give us a hint for rethinking pilgrimage site as an alternative space for the youth to learn multiculturalism.
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2016
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