Revelation is Unlimited: Divinely Inspired Speeches, “Testing” and the Spiritual Training in the Subud Movement
Abstract: The Subud Movement
is one of the mystical movements which develop in the Indonesian archipelago.
This movement originated from the spiritual experience of its founder, Muhammad
Subuh Sumahadiwidjojo (1901-1987), in 1925. This paper is devoted to
highlighting the nature of revelation in the Subud Movement. I will show that
revelation is not a taboo in the movement and even becomes the legitimacy of
leadership, in particular for the founder of the Movement. This can be observed
most notably from the existence of divinely inspired talks, “testing” and the
latihan kejiwaan (spiritual training) in the movement. In order to grasp more
readily the nature of revelation in the Subud Movement, I also provide an
overview of the discourse of leadership and revelation in Javanese mystical
tradition.
Penulis: Asfa Widiyanto
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd160368
