Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Religious Life, ISRL 2020, 2-5 November 2020, Bogor, Indonesia

Research Article

Tradition and Religious Struggle: Social Conflict of Keraton Agung Sejagat In Purworejo, Central Java

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.2-11-2020.2305039,
        author={Mustolehudin  Mustolehudin and Siti  Muawanah and Joko Tri Haryanto and Sulaiman  Sulaiman},
        title={Tradition and Religious Struggle: Social Conflict of Keraton Agung Sejagat In Purworejo, Central Java},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Religious Life, ISRL 2020, 2-5 November 2020, Bogor, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ISRL},
        year={2021},
        month={3},
        keywords={social conflict keraton agung sejagat religious ritual},
        doi={10.4108/eai.2-11-2020.2305039}
    }
    
  • Mustolehudin Mustolehudin
    Siti Muawanah
    Joko Tri Haryanto
    Sulaiman Sulaiman
    Year: 2021
    Tradition and Religious Struggle: Social Conflict of Keraton Agung Sejagat In Purworejo, Central Java
    ISRL
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.2-11-2020.2305039
Mustolehudin Mustolehudin1,*, Siti Muawanah1, Joko Tri Haryanto1, Sulaiman Sulaiman1
  • 1: Religious Research, Development and Training Agency, Ministry of Religious Affairs
*Contact email: mustolehuddin@gmail.com

Abstract

Keraton Agung Sejagat (KAS/Agung Sejagat Palace) suddenly became phenomenal in the early January 2020. Toto Santoso dan Fani Aminadia declared themselves as “The King and The Queen“of the palace. This article aims to describe the chronology, doctrines, and conflict coping strategy of KAS. This qualitative study uses conflict theory in analyzing data. KAS began from the organization named Jogjakarta Development Committee because of financial motives. In the 2019, the community changed into Laskar Merah Putih with around 450 members. The keraton emergence caused some conflicts after they held a culture and religious ritual carnival. This event was allegedly damaging the creed (aqidah) of the local moslems (the major society religion). The government apparatus finally shut down the KAS presence which is considered unsettling based on local society report. Then, Purworejo government together with the religious figures carried out the assistance and coaching program to recover the psychological wellfare of the ex-KAS member