Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture

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Explore Kawalu, a journal dedicated to local culture. Discover research and insights into traditions, heritage, and community practices. Dive into cultural diversity.

Articles in this Journal

The Fabrication of Local Identity: Marginalization of the Indigenous Dayak Beverage in Central Kalimantan

Since the decentralization era that started in 1999, the need to search for local identity in various regions in Indonesia gradually emerged. Local elites have been pursuing some specific characteristics to legitimize their indigeneity and...

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The Persistence of Civil Militias in Banten and Lampung, Indonesia

This study focuses on how civil militias in Banten and Lampung do their persistence in society. Civil militias play significant role in society not only asbeing intermediaries between civil societies themselves and the government,but also...

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Pesantren, Madrasa, and the Future of Islamic Education in Indonesia

This article delineates the development of pesantren and madrasa as avery significant part of Islamic education in Indonesia. In doing so, Iexplore three points related to the development. Firstly, there is an ancienttradition of accommoda...

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One House Two Temples: The Ambivalence of Local Chinese Buddhism in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The Chinese community in Yogyakarta is used to culturally divided into two groups: peranakan and totok. The peranakan were Chinese withlocal roots. This group was usually influenced by local Javanese culture.Their language also often used...

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Jinn and Hot Money: Morality and Cultural Risks in Bombana Gold Mining, Eastern Indonesia

This study discusses the notion of Jin and Hot money as moral emblems to predict morality and public health risk in Bombana, gold mining areas. Theresult of this study indicates that good jinn control people to prevent from negative behavi...

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Sex Education in Pesantren: The Study of Kitab on Sex Manuals in Pesantren in Bandung, West Java

This paper examines the sexual agency exercised by married Muslim women in Bandung, Indonesia, in their marital relationships. Dominantdiscourses teach that women should obey their husbands, and most women believe that they should serve th...