PRAKTIK POLIGAMI DI KALANGAN PARA KIAI (STUDI KONSTRUKSI SOSIAL POLIGAMI PARA KIAI PESANTREN DI JAWA TIMUR)
ABSTRACT: Historically, the
practices of polygamy in some countries in the world almost become an
inevitable empirical fact, both formally (frankly) and informally (illegally).
On the contrary, polygamy has been a familiar charismatic symbol of the kiais,
especially kiais in pesantren in East Java. Thereby, polygamy in one side
generally gets a less positive response from public, but on the other side,
polygamy is exactly assumed as a distinct social status symbol for a kiai. In
connection with the fact, this study will see how the understanding and the
practice of polygamy done by kiai in pesantren in East Java is. Then from the
understanding, we expect to find typology of kiai based on classification of
his socio-religiosity. Besides, this study also wants to know the impact of
understanding and practice of polygamy of the kiais against the pattern of
institution interaction relation between kiais and society, their students, and
their wives. According to its data characteristics, this study uses qualitative
method with social definition paradigm. The more relevant approach theory is
Berger and Luchmann’s theory of social construction. This theory is expected to
see how the dialectic process of the kiais with the essence of polygamy itself.
According to the proposed research method, there are three research findings.
They are 1) there are two kinds of understanding among the elites of kiai in
pesantren about polygamy: normative and sociologic understanding. 2) From the
understandings, we know the pattern of socio-religiosity classification; they
are normative-theological and normative-humanistic classification. 3) The
impact of understanding and the practice of polygamy of kiais mentioned above
are related with its pattern of socio-religiosity classification. Normative-theological
classification will affect statically to the institution they lead. On the
contrary, normative-humanistic classification will give a progressive and
dynamic impact to the institution they lead.
Keyword: Polygamy, Kiai,
Social Construction
Penulis: Roibin
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd070070
