The Traditions and Rituals of the Muslim People in Sam Poo Kong Temple (Kelenteng) in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

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10.2991/assehr.k.200220.021How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Muslim, ritual, Sam Poo Kong Temple, Islam Nusantara

Abstract

Sam Poo Kong Temple is a place where Tridharma adherents (Taoists, Confucians and Buddhists) are believed to have met with Cheng Ho (a Chinese Muslim from China) who arrived on the Indonesian archipelago, especially Semarang, in the fifteenth century. The temple is not only a place of worship for Tridharma adherents, but also frequently visited by Muslims who perform rituals in which they plead for something to Sam Poo Kong manifested in the form of a statue in the temple. This paper explains the practices and traditions carried out by some Muslims in Java, especially in Sam Poo Kong Temple in Semarang in Central Java, which aim to solve the personal problems they face each day. Some Javanese Muslims strongly believe that the Sam Poo Kong god provide help to anyone who needs it. The aid of Sam Poo Kong is sought through a ceremony. Herein lies the uniqueness of Indonesia as a pluralistic, majority-Muslim country where people respect each other’s differences to maintain social harmony.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - M. Ikhsan Tanggok
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/25
TI  - The Traditions and Rituals of the Muslim People in Sam Poo Kong Temple (Kelenteng) in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Islam, Science and Technology (ICONIST 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 117
EP  - 124
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200220.021
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200220.021
ID  - Tanggok2020
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