Open AccessKNITTING HARMONY IN DIVERSITY: A BEST PRACTICE FOR RELIGIOUS HARMONY IN THE PASALAE COMMUNITY-NORTH GORONTALO
Author(s) -
Nensia Nensia,
St. Aflahah,
Sitti Arafah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al qalam - balai penelitian lektur keagamaan ujung pandang/al-qalam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2540-895X
pISSN - 0854-1221
DOI - 10.31969/alq.v27i2.981
Subject(s) - harmony (color) , sociology , kinship , qualitative research , environmental ethics , social science , anthropology , art , philosophy , visual arts
This research aims to describe the best practice of religious harmony in the Pasalae community, North Gorontalo. As a qualitative research, data collection techniques were used through direct observation of the Pasalae community activities in building relationships and practices of harmony which has been going on all this time. Interviews were intended to explore data from the key and regular informants as deep as possible, and documents aim to obtain data through articles related to best practices in Pasalae. The study results show that the people in Pasalae Village live in an excellent practice of religious harmony. The Muslim and Christian communities, living side by side peacefully and actively build relationships without being awkward. The basis of harmony in the Pasalae community is created through culture and local wisdom that is still rooted in society, economy, and kinship. The presence of religious groups considered fanatic is one of the threats in breaking up their harmony. Thus, the effort to prevent it is by increasing the awareness among the people of Pasalae so that they are not easily provoked, and building an intense dialogue on any problems that arise in the community.