The Actualization of Islamic Concept in Batik in the Malay Culture Area

Keywords

Malay, batik, Islam

Abstract

Batik was originally lived and developed in the Javanese palace and then spread in various regions and combined with the traditions of the people who received it so that there was known as enclave batik such as batik Lasem which has Chinese cultural nuances, batik Cirebon which has a distinctive Cirebon tradition, batik Madura with Madurese cultural peculiarities. Batik also lives and develops in Sumatra in the midst of Sumatran Malay culture.Batik is a complex expression of its society. Batik is closely related to the condition of the natural environment and the conditions of social society. Every batik motif reflects the natural and socio-cultural conditions of the community. Batik Malay, of course, also cannot be separated from its natural environment and social conditions. Malay culture cannot be separated from Islam. Islamic relations with Malays occur because Malay is one of the tribes of several tribes where between religious and ethnic identity is dual and overlapping.Religious identity is at once as a tribal identity. In this case, Malay identity is Islam. So that, there are almost no Malays who embrace religion other than Islam (Judith, 1974). This paper reveals the actualization of Islamic concepts in batik Malay. There are two locations that are the object of this study, namely Malay Jambi batik and Besurek Bengkulu batik, batik in these two regions is processed with the nuances of Malay culture, a culture that is densely related with Islamic nuances.This paper is based on research on the actualization of Islamic concepts in batik Malay using qualitative descriptive research methods. In this study a comparison was made between batik Jambi and batik Bengkulu besurekwhich still retain the batik tradition on the island of Sumatra. Both although in one cultural family, namely Malay, show an unequal expression in its batik tradition.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Supana Supana
AU  - Bani Sudardi
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - The Actualization of Islamic Concept in Batik in the Malay Culture Area
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Cultural Studies (BASA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 487
EP  - 493
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25906126
ID  - Supana2018/11
ER  -