Indigenous Islam and Politics: The Authenticity of Islamic Government of Yogyakarta Palace

Abstract

Purpose: This article attempts to examine the point of the meeting by taking the case of Yogyakarta Palace as a point of discussion. Methodology: From the discussion about the process and the meaning of Islamization of Javanese culture and the indigenization of Islam, it can be seen that the core concept in the politics of Yogyakarta Palace, as a representation of Javanese Islamic politics, is Islam, because the Palace is a manifestation as well as a representative and subordinate of the divine power. Result: The use of the title of “Senopati ing Alaga Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Khalifatullah” by sultans in Yogyakarta is not without meaning. This title shows and proves the above assumptions. In the perspective of state politics, Yogyakarta does not separate between state and religion, between din (religion) and dawlah (state). The indigenization of Islam in the context of the Yogyakarta tradition has reached the harmonization of Islamic normatively and the historicity of human culture. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: The meeting of two cultures often leads to two choices, elimination or acculturation. This also applied to the meeting between Islam and Javanese culture. One aspect that experienced a long process in the Islamization of Java was related to political and power issues.