Islam, Ruang Publik dan Kerukunan Antar Umat Beragama (Studi Tradisi Ngebag Kolaboratif di Karangjati Wetan)

This article explores how the intersection of religion,religiosity and public segment is more likely manifest in oureveryday life. The background of terror and conflicts occurredin the grass roots enacted the social agents to create a moredemocratic space that is accessible to people, as JurgenHabermas stated, with diverse setting of religion, ethnicity,social class, education, tribes and other socio-cultural markers.In a sociology-anthropological view, queries include the aspectsof religious tolerance in Islam for diverse faiths, the significanceof public sphere related to socio-religious entity and thecontribution of Ngebag tradition for the model of harmony forinter-religious encounter in Indonesia. The study shows thatthe creativity of Ngebag tradition served as the arena amongthe members of sub-urban community in Karangjati Wetan interms of the actualization of Islamic values. At the same time,the participation of Karangjati people within the traditionaccentuated the open access for everyone in a social relation.The tradition contributes to abridge the religious pole and thesocial one in that people acquire a mode of learning andinspiration such as the hospitality to guests, charity andsocialization. Those instances of inspiration can be carried outin the proportional form of everyday social practices in theirown situations and contexts.Keywords: Islam, Ngebag, Tradition, Public-Sphere, Conflicts,Harmony