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Javanese Sex Spirituality on Serat Nitimani Written by Raden Harya Suganda (1887 AD)

Authors
Suwito, Safrudin Aziz, Maulana Mualim, Ahmad Sahnan, Abdal Chaqil Harimi, Hendri Purbo Waseso
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Suwito
Available Online 4 May 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200529.163How to use a DOI?
Keywords
sexual spirituality, Serat Nitimani, manunggaling kawula gusti
Abstract

This paper unfolds sexual spirituality in Serat Nitimani written by Raden Harya Suganda (1887 AD). The Javanese sex spirituality in Serat Nitimani is specifically reflected on the spiritual concept of sangkan paraning dumadi (God) and manunggaling kawula gusti in sexual activities. Sexual intercourse that is generally pursuing biological pleasure by fulfilling the impulse of lust and sexual desire is refined into a concept of “intercourse with God” so that resulting in obtaining the “true feeling” and the “essence of feeling”. The data were collected through documentation method done by examining the text of Serat Nitimani. The collected data were then interpreted through inter-text studies covering Javanese and Islamic spiritual perspectives. The findings of this study showed that the spirituality of Javanese sex in Serat Nitimani brings humans to the nature of knowledge, which is, knowing and uniting with God through sexual intercourse. This knowledge turns humans into the real human being through man ‘arafa nafsahu faqod ‘arafa rabbahu (whoever knows himself, he has known his god).

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
4 May 2020
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978-94-6252-961-8
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200529.163How to use a DOI?
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