The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia

he article takes up the topic of religious insider and outsider research and looks especially at the issue of advantages and disadvantages of being a religious insider doing qualitative research in religious communities similar to one’s own. As a case study serves my personal experience of being a c...

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Main Author: Seise, Claudia (Azizah)
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Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
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spelling iium-659842019-05-13T06:42:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65984/ The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia Seise, Claudia (Azizah) BP1 Islam he article takes up the topic of religious insider and outsider research and looks especially at the issue of advantages and disadvantages of being a religious insider doing qualitative research in religious communities similar to one’s own. As a case study serves my personal experience of being a convert Muslim woman doing research among Islamic communities in Indonesia. During research, I came to understand that the plurality of different Islamic practices found in Indonesia makes it difficult to become a ’true’ and ‘complete‘ insider to this variety of Islamic teachings and practices. My main argument is that, at least in the Indonesian context, it is impossible to be a complete religious insider to each aspect of the plurality of Islamic practices despite being an insider to Islam, a Muslim. This in turn leads me to discuss advantages and disadvanatges of being a religious insider. ************************************************************************************** Artikel ini membicarakan tema tentang peniliti insider atau outsider dengan fokus peniliti yang beragama. Artikel ini khususnya menganalisiskan manfaat dan mudarat menjadi seorang insider yang mempunyai agama yang sama dengan orang yang ditiliti. Sebagai contoh saya memandang kasus personil saya sendiri sebagai peniliti Muslim mualaf yang melakukan penilitian diantara komunitas-komunitas Muslim di Indonesia. Melalui penilitian saya, saya memahami bahwa pluralitas praktek orang Muslim di Indonesia membuat sulit untuk menjadi seorang insider yang sebenarnya untuk semua keanekaragaman pemahaman Islam yang ada di Indonesia. Argumen utama saya adalah bahwa dalam kontex Indonesia, tidak mungkin untuk menjadi insider religi yang sebenarnya untuk seluruh aspek-aspek pluralitas Islam. Walaupun menjadi seorang Muslim sekalipun. Pemahaman tersebut membawa saya untuk membicarakan manfaat dan mudarat menjadi seorang insider agama. Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65984/13/65984%20The%20Muslim%20researcher%20reflections.pdf Seise, Claudia (Azizah) (2019) The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia. Islam in Asia, 16 (1 Special Issue: Islam in the China Seas). pp. 297-324. E-ISSN 2289-8077 https://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/article/view/787/375
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The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
description he article takes up the topic of religious insider and outsider research and looks especially at the issue of advantages and disadvantages of being a religious insider doing qualitative research in religious communities similar to one’s own. As a case study serves my personal experience of being a convert Muslim woman doing research among Islamic communities in Indonesia. During research, I came to understand that the plurality of different Islamic practices found in Indonesia makes it difficult to become a ’true’ and ‘complete‘ insider to this variety of Islamic teachings and practices. My main argument is that, at least in the Indonesian context, it is impossible to be a complete religious insider to each aspect of the plurality of Islamic practices despite being an insider to Islam, a Muslim. This in turn leads me to discuss advantages and disadvanatges of being a religious insider. ************************************************************************************** Artikel ini membicarakan tema tentang peniliti insider atau outsider dengan fokus peniliti yang beragama. Artikel ini khususnya menganalisiskan manfaat dan mudarat menjadi seorang insider yang mempunyai agama yang sama dengan orang yang ditiliti. Sebagai contoh saya memandang kasus personil saya sendiri sebagai peniliti Muslim mualaf yang melakukan penilitian diantara komunitas-komunitas Muslim di Indonesia. Melalui penilitian saya, saya memahami bahwa pluralitas praktek orang Muslim di Indonesia membuat sulit untuk menjadi seorang insider yang sebenarnya untuk semua keanekaragaman pemahaman Islam yang ada di Indonesia. Argumen utama saya adalah bahwa dalam kontex Indonesia, tidak mungkin untuk menjadi insider religi yang sebenarnya untuk seluruh aspek-aspek pluralitas Islam. Walaupun menjadi seorang Muslim sekalipun. Pemahaman tersebut membawa saya untuk membicarakan manfaat dan mudarat menjadi seorang insider agama.
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author Seise, Claudia (Azizah)
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title The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
title_short The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
title_full The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
title_fullStr The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed The muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in Indonesia = Peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di Indonesia
title_sort muslim researcher reflections of insider/outsider research in indonesia = peniliti muslim refleksi penilitian insider dan outsider di indonesia
publisher Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/65984/
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