Agus Iswanto
Biographic Data
| ID | 203244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agus Iswanto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agus |
| FAMILY NAME | Iswanto |
| SIGNATURE | ISWANTO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Islamic University of Indonesia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5097-4354 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reciting Manuscript in Ruwatan among Muslims in East Java
This article examines Javanese-Pegon manuscripts containing ruwatan (exorcism ritual) narratives preserved and actively used within Muslim communities in Jember, East Java, as integral elements of ritual practice. While Islamic manuscript studies have largely focused on explicitly Islamic texts, these materials demonstrate how pre-Islamic traditions continue to be integrated into Muslim ritual life. Existing studies on Javanese exorcism tradition…
‘The blooming flower under the Garuda Bird’
The development of Indonesia's new capital city in East Kalimantan threatens the local communities' intangible cultural heritage. By applying articulation and agency concepts, the aim of this article is to examine the role of local actors in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia's new capital city (IKN), East Kalimantan. Data was collected through interviews, focus group discussion, and observations of the Paser and Paser Balik c…
Reproducing the majapahit story in Aceh
The story of Majapahit Kingdom and the figure of Patih (Prime Minister) Gajah Mada has been narrated differently in different socio-cultural and political contexts in the Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. This paper investigates the reproduction of this story in the collective memory of Aceh’s Tamiang people as recorded in their oral tradition. The results show that the collective memory of this particular locality has different accounts of the …
The Value of Islamic Education on Layang Fasholatan and Its Relevance for Modin
The discovery of manuscripts preserved by the community on the slopes of Mount Kawi, specifically in the village of Sumberdem, Wonosari, Malang, is significant and merits further exploration through content analysis. In addition to serving as evidence of the village’s identity as an Islamic proselytizing center, these manuscripts deserve to be studied and their contents revealed. One particularly noteworthy manuscript is Layang Fasholatan, which …
Cultural encounters in the history of East Kalimantan as model for diversity in Indonesia new capital today
Several ethnic groups in Indonesia have been mentioned in manuscripts from East Kalimantan, an area being developed as the new national capital of Indonesia. One of the manuscripts is Salasilah Negeri Kutai Kerta Negara (SNKKN). The cultural encounters in this text need to be revealed to explore the multicultural facts that were once present in the people’s collective memory. Data were collected by closely reading the text editions. This study fo…
The linkage of Islamic intellectual traditions in Bali with Malay world
This article intends to fill the lack of knowledge about Islamic intellectual traditions and networks in Bali by showing Islamic manuscripts found in an Islamic village in Karangasem Regency, namely Kampung Saren Jawa. Therefore, it is expected that the article can place the Islamic community in Bali and its Islamic intellectual tradition in the realm of discussion of Islamic scholarship in Indonesia, and Southeast Asia in general. The manuscript…
Orahua
Amid societal developments that have adopted modern democratic practices, the tradition of customary deliberations continues to be used to manage daily life. Local social institutions that operate based on the ideologies of local democracy passed down for generations can still be found in a village in the South Nias (Sumatra). This study focuses on how powerful Orahua is as a local social institution in South Nias. To answer this question, qualit…
Survival strategies of two changing societies’ customary consultative assemblies
The discrepancy between customary governance systems and official village government systems can potentially result in conflict between indigenous communities and village officials, as evidenced in South Nias. Employing descriptive-qualitative field research that utilizes observational methods, interviews, and source documentation, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of how the orahua and the kerapatan adaik customary assemblies in …
A Potentially Harmful Malay Romance
The Religious Moderation Discourse in Social Media
There have been many studies that discuss the use of social media for disseminating the religious ideology of both conservatism and radicalism. On the contrary, there have only been few studies that deal with how the moderate groups disseminate the discourse of religious moderation, whereas this topic is significant to be discussed in order to view the strength and the weakness as well as the contestation between each group. This article presents…
The Quran As A Protector Of Self And Practice In Community
Abstrack The Qur’an for the Muslim community is not only seen as a sacred text that is read, but is also used for various purposes, including as personal protection. This article is about to discuss about the verse or letter of the Qur’an as a means of protection (mageri) themselves according to the angry interpretation of the labid and the views of the people in etc. Cikalan against the Qur’an as a personal protector. The research combines libra…
Ideologi Dalam Literatur Keagamaan Pada Aktivis Dakwah Kampus Dan Kajian Islam Di Itb Bandung the Ideology and Transmission of Religious Literature in Da’wah Activists and Islamic Studies in Itb Bandu…
The religious teaching including ideology is effectively transmitted through literature. The ideology of dakwah movement in campuses can be mapped using their accessed literatures. This study aims to explain the ideology and the transmission of literature that are read and used by two da’wah organizations at campus and Islamic studies in ITB Bandung. The data collection is done with a series of interviews and a review of the text. Interviews were…
Building Harmony Through Religious Reception in Culture
Understanding existed various religious receptions in culture provides a great opportunity for building and nurturing the harmony among religious followers and for enhancing solidarity within the society. This article uncovers receptions of religious aspects (ultimate truth/God, cosmological and religious ritual aspects) in the cultural products of Radin Jambat, a folktale from Lampung, Indonesia. This paper is based on the analysis of Radin Jamb…
Makhṭūṭat Butuhaning Manusya Mungguhing Sarak
This article discusses the manuscript of Butuhaning Manusya Mungguhing Sarak as an evidence of the acceptance of Islamic texts in the cultural context of inland Java, particularly in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, which is often considered to be more concerned with the mystical or hakikat aspects of Islam. Its analysis focuses on the way of Javanese receive the orthodox Islamic texts in the cultural context of Java and the functions of the texts in…
The Application of Al-Ghazâli’s Tasawuf Ethic to Actualize Good Governance in Indonesia
This article tries to explore the possibilities of tasawuf ethic application to actualize Good Governance in Indonesia. The study focuses on some arguments why tasawuf and al-Ghazali are selected as the main discussion. The arguments are that Tasawuf is an Islamic tradition and al-Ghazali has capability for it in terms of his social lives. He proposed three concepts of thought concerning tasawuf ethics, that is, zuhd, teleological ethics, and umm…
Aplikasi Etika Tasawuf Al-Ghazali Dalam Mewujudkan Good Governance Di Indonesia
This article tries to exspose that apllication of tasawuf ethics may be done to actualize Good Governance in Indonesia. The first, I give some argument why I choose tasawuf and Ghazali as a focus in this study. Tasawuf as an Islamic tradition and capacity of Ghazali are two arguments which can be used. Contextualisation of social live of Ghazali can be examined why I choose him. There are three concept from his thought about tasawuf ethic: zuhd, …
Teologi Kritis di Masa Teror
This article tries to discus about possibility of theology reconstruction (religious comprehension) in its relation with terrorism action in the name of religion in Islamic education practice. The first, the writer discuses about meanings of theology and terrorism, which are key concepts in this study. Then to investigate the roots, of terrorism in the name of God through religion fundamentalism concept with jihad whose mascot whose roots is poli…
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Teologi Kritis di Masa Teror
This article tries to discus about possibility of theology reconstruction (religious comprehension) in its relation with terrorism action in the name of religion in Islamic education practice. The first, the writer discuses about meanings of theology and terrorism, which are key concepts in this study. Then to investigate the roots, of terrorism in the name of God through religion fundamentalism concept with jihad whose mascot whose roots is poli…
The Application of Al-Ghazâli’s Tasawuf Ethic to Actualize Good Governance in Indonesia
This article tries to explore the possibilities of tasawuf ethic application to actualize Good Governance in Indonesia. The study focuses on some arguments why tasawuf and al-Ghazali are selected as the main discussion. The arguments are that Tasawuf is an Islamic tradition and al-Ghazali has capability for it in terms of his social lives. He proposed three concepts of thought concerning tasawuf ethics, that is, zuhd, teleological ethics, and umm…
Aplikasi Etika Tasawuf Al-Ghazali Dalam Mewujudkan Good Governance Di Indonesia
This article tries to exspose that apllication of tasawuf ethics may be done to actualize Good Governance in Indonesia. The first, I give some argument why I choose tasawuf and Ghazali as a focus in this study. Tasawuf as an Islamic tradition and capacity of Ghazali are two arguments which can be used. Contextualisation of social live of Ghazali can be examined why I choose him. There are three concept from his thought about tasawuf ethic: zuhd, …
Makhṭūṭat Butuhaning Manusya Mungguhing Sarak
This article discusses the manuscript of Butuhaning Manusya Mungguhing Sarak as an evidence of the acceptance of Islamic texts in the cultural context of inland Java, particularly in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, which is often considered to be more concerned with the mystical or hakikat aspects of Islam. Its analysis focuses on the way of Javanese receive the orthodox Islamic texts in the cultural context of Java and the functions of the texts in…
Ideologi Dalam Literatur Keagamaan Pada Aktivis Dakwah Kampus Dan Kajian Islam Di Itb Bandung the Ideology and Transmission of Religious Literature in Da’wah Activists and Islamic Studies in Itb Bandu…
The religious teaching including ideology is effectively transmitted through literature. The ideology of dakwah movement in campuses can be mapped using their accessed literatures. This study aims to explain the ideology and the transmission of literature that are read and used by two da’wah organizations at campus and Islamic studies in ITB Bandung. The data collection is done with a series of interviews and a review of the text. Interviews were…
Building Harmony Through Religious Reception in Culture
Understanding existed various religious receptions in culture provides a great opportunity for building and nurturing the harmony among religious followers and for enhancing solidarity within the society. This article uncovers receptions of religious aspects (ultimate truth/God, cosmological and religious ritual aspects) in the cultural products of Radin Jambat, a folktale from Lampung, Indonesia. This paper is based on the analysis of Radin Jamb…
The Quran As A Protector Of Self And Practice In Community
Abstrack The Qur’an for the Muslim community is not only seen as a sacred text that is read, but is also used for various purposes, including as personal protection. This article is about to discuss about the verse or letter of the Qur’an as a means of protection (mageri) themselves according to the angry interpretation of the labid and the views of the people in etc. Cikalan against the Qur’an as a personal protector. The research combines libra…
The Religious Moderation Discourse in Social Media
There have been many studies that discuss the use of social media for disseminating the religious ideology of both conservatism and radicalism. On the contrary, there have only been few studies that deal with how the moderate groups disseminate the discourse of religious moderation, whereas this topic is significant to be discussed in order to view the strength and the weakness as well as the contestation between each group. This article presents…
Orahua
Amid societal developments that have adopted modern democratic practices, the tradition of customary deliberations continues to be used to manage daily life. Local social institutions that operate based on the ideologies of local democracy passed down for generations can still be found in a village in the South Nias (Sumatra). This study focuses on how powerful Orahua is as a local social institution in South Nias. To answer this question, qualit…
Survival strategies of two changing societies’ customary consultative assemblies
The discrepancy between customary governance systems and official village government systems can potentially result in conflict between indigenous communities and village officials, as evidenced in South Nias. Employing descriptive-qualitative field research that utilizes observational methods, interviews, and source documentation, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of how the orahua and the kerapatan adaik customary assemblies in …
A Potentially Harmful Malay Romance
The Value of Islamic Education on Layang Fasholatan and Its Relevance for Modin
The discovery of manuscripts preserved by the community on the slopes of Mount Kawi, specifically in the village of Sumberdem, Wonosari, Malang, is significant and merits further exploration through content analysis. In addition to serving as evidence of the village’s identity as an Islamic proselytizing center, these manuscripts deserve to be studied and their contents revealed. One particularly noteworthy manuscript is Layang Fasholatan, which …
Cultural encounters in the history of East Kalimantan as model for diversity in Indonesia new capital today
Several ethnic groups in Indonesia have been mentioned in manuscripts from East Kalimantan, an area being developed as the new national capital of Indonesia. One of the manuscripts is Salasilah Negeri Kutai Kerta Negara (SNKKN). The cultural encounters in this text need to be revealed to explore the multicultural facts that were once present in the people’s collective memory. Data were collected by closely reading the text editions. This study fo…
The linkage of Islamic intellectual traditions in Bali with Malay world
This article intends to fill the lack of knowledge about Islamic intellectual traditions and networks in Bali by showing Islamic manuscripts found in an Islamic village in Karangasem Regency, namely Kampung Saren Jawa. Therefore, it is expected that the article can place the Islamic community in Bali and its Islamic intellectual tradition in the realm of discussion of Islamic scholarship in Indonesia, and Southeast Asia in general. The manuscript…
Reciting Manuscript in Ruwatan among Muslims in East Java
This article examines Javanese-Pegon manuscripts containing ruwatan (exorcism ritual) narratives preserved and actively used within Muslim communities in Jember, East Java, as integral elements of ritual practice. While Islamic manuscript studies have largely focused on explicitly Islamic texts, these materials demonstrate how pre-Islamic traditions continue to be integrated into Muslim ritual life. Existing studies on Javanese exorcism tradition…
‘The blooming flower under the Garuda Bird’
The development of Indonesia's new capital city in East Kalimantan threatens the local communities' intangible cultural heritage. By applying articulation and agency concepts, the aim of this article is to examine the role of local actors in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia's new capital city (IKN), East Kalimantan. Data was collected through interviews, focus group discussion, and observations of the Paser and Paser Balik c…
Reproducing the majapahit story in Aceh
The story of Majapahit Kingdom and the figure of Patih (Prime Minister) Gajah Mada has been narrated differently in different socio-cultural and political contexts in the Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. This paper investigates the reproduction of this story in the collective memory of Aceh’s Tamiang people as recorded in their oral tradition. The results show that the collective memory of this particular locality has different accounts of the …
Islam (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Asian Studies and History (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Islamic Studies and Radicalism (7 works) · Theology (7 works) · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Education and Character Development (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works)