Batamat: the reception of Qur’an in Dayak Bakumpai

Supriadi, Akhmad and Faridatunnisa, Nor and Akbar, Ali and Mualimin, Mualimin (2022) Batamat: the reception of Qur’an in Dayak Bakumpai. Jurnal Lektur Keagamaan, 2 (2). pp. 445-478. ISSN 2620-522x

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Abstract

This article aims to describe the shifts and changes in the receptionmodel of the Qur'an among the Bakumpai Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan in the tradition of khatam al-Qur'an (batamat). Batamat is
carried out in several important moments, namely when completing AlQur'an lessons for children, at weddings, tadarrus at the end of Ramadan, and at death ceremonies. This research employed a qualitative descriptive study of the living Qur'an through fieldwork. The phenomenological approach was used, with Qur'an reception theory as a basis for analysis. The results of the study indicated that in Bakumpai Dayak community, Batamat has an aesthetic function and a performative function. Furthermore, there has been a shift in the performative function of the AlQur'an from initially being a pure guidebook and ritual, to indicating social status in society and promoting egalitarian values between men and women.

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