PERSPEKTIFINSIDER-OUTSIDER DALAM STUDIAGAMA: MEMBACA GAGASAN KIM KNOTT
ABSTRACT: This article
contains a study of Kim Knott which gives a new offer in religious study. This
is due to many universities store a number of constraints surrounding the study
of religion. In addition, the occurrence of methodology stagnant in the
students circumstance in applying explorative studies about religion. In this
study, Knott tries to take eliminate the subjectivity element by aparting two
basic problems; between emic perspective appeared from the studies of insider,
and ethical perspective from outsider. In the end, Knott divides roles
conceptions in empowering the social religious interconections into four
elements; the pure participant, the observer as participant, the participant as
observer, dan the pure observer. However, this pattern turns out to save a
serious problem in the benchmark objectivity. Because the issue is whether the
observer from outsider is excatly objective, reliable, and has scientific validity
seen from the view of insider. In this regard, Knott tries to put both
frameworks in the rapprochement method. This approach is an intersubjective
solution to give a position of observer in the margin of appreciation as the
border line between insider-outsider. With this approach, the religious study
is expected will be more objective and distant from the subjectivity element.
Penulis: Sujiat Zubaidi Saleh
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd100155
