PERSPEKTIF INSIDER-OUTSIDER DALAM STUDI AGAMA (Membaca Gagasan Kim Knott)
Abstract: this article
elucidates a viewpoint of Kim Knott as a “new outline” on religious studies.
Knott attempts to eliminate the subjective intentions by using two basic
perspectives of methodology: insider and outsider. He has classified the
concept of inter-connection between social and religious role into four
elements: pure participant, researcher as participant, participant as
researcher and pure researcher. However, this concept remains an important
problem concerning to standard of objectivity. Are the outsiders on Islamic
research really objective, reliable and valid compared by the view of the
insiders? Knott’s approach tries to place researcher on the margin of
appreciation as a border line between insider-outsider.
Keywords: insider-outsider,
doubt, rapprochement, emic-etic, truth claim
Penulis: Sujiat Zubaidi Saleh
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd110137
