Dimensi Sosiologis Sufisme dalam Lintasan Sejarah: dari Asketisme Sufisme-Klasik hingga Post-Modernisme
Abstract: Sufism has evolved
from time to time and from society to another by presenting itself in various
forms and ways. By virtue of its tenets, Sufism has influenced many societies
and different cultures. Sufis have played a significant role in their
respective societies as religious mentors or else as political advisors. Many
of them have otherwise stood in opposition to the political authority and
proposed a better way of running the society. Across history, Sufism has shown
itself as a dynamic and innovative social and religious force. In the final
analysis, Sufism cannot be ignored as the major contributor to the structure of
Islamic civilization. In the meantime, the social and religious malaises that
we witness in modern time have called Sufism into play. Modernism has produced
an unbalanced life, triggering the absolutistic way of life where a man is
aware only of his physical dimension and ignoring his spiritual inner being.
Here, Sufism can play its important role. The modern intellectual paradigm that
puts more emphasis on empiricism and rationalism and produces as a result the
positivistic mode of thinking has paved the way for Sufism to occur and recur
as the dominant player in the domain of man-personality building. This paper is
concerned with this issue and other related problems. Putting in mind that
Sufism has its social dimension the paper believes that it has something to
offer for modern men living in time of great uncertainty.
Keywords: Sufism, social
dimension, asceticism, contemporary Sufism
Penulis: Ifa Nurhayati
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd080015
