Abstract
Mulajadi Nabolon is a tribal religious concept that departs and develops from within the culture of the Batak tribe in Indonesia. Its images and teachings are not only limited to epistemological constructions of religion that persist in dogmatic beliefs but become instructions, norms, ways of life, and behavioral control that are integrated into the social life of modern society in the technological era. Even this concept rests on the harmony that humans are part of nature and vice versa, so the two should not destroy each other. The idea of Mulajadi Nabolon assumes that Debata as the creator of the universe and its contents. This concept bequeaths knowledge and instructions to the Batak people in building social behavior from generation to generation. This research tries to answer why the Mulajadi Nabolon concept persists in contemporary Batak society in this all-digital era. This research will be devoted to how Mulajadi Na Bulon as a religious practice influences society and continues to emerge as a social norm in the modern era. The research’s systematics is the construction of the concept of Mulajadi Nabolon; the second is an implementation of the Mulajadi Na Bulon concept in society, and the third is how Mulajadi Nabolon, as the indigenous belief system, sustains and impacts the contemporary society. This research is based on consulting books, articles, and the old manuscripts of Mulajadi Nabolon. The problem statement of this research is discussed with the critical thinking method and qualitative approach.
Presenters
Halim WiryadinataLecturer, Theology, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era
KEYWORDS
Religious Practice, Mulajadi Nabolon, Ethnic Religion, Batak, Sociology of Religion
