Research Article
Japanese Women’s Perception of Changes in Marriage after Became Mualaf
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311273, author={Intan Hapsari and Mohammaed Mossadeq Bahri and Kurniawaty Iskandar}, title={Japanese Women’s Perception of Changes in Marriage after Became Mualaf}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, STRUKTURAL 2020, 30 December 2020, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={STRUKTURAL}, year={2021}, month={9}, keywords={japanese women marriage mualaf reference group}, doi={10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311273} }- Intan Hapsari
Mohammaed Mossadeq Bahri
Kurniawaty Iskandar
Year: 2021
Japanese Women’s Perception of Changes in Marriage after Became Mualaf
STRUKTURAL
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311273
Abstract
Islam is a minority religion in Japan. Now many Japanese people live in Indonesia to work or study. This made Japanese people interested in becoming mualaf. Mualaf means those who changed from their previous religion to become Muslims and became Muslims. The purpose of this study is to describe the influence of the reference group on the decision of Japanese women to become converts and Japanese woman's perception of changes in marriage after became mualaf. This type of research is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. This study collected data from interviews with Japanese women mualaf in Indonesia and library research that could help in this study. This study found that after Japanese women interacted with Indonesian Muslim, they wanted to study more about Islam and became mualaf. This study also found that after they became mualaf, they changed their view about marriage.