Cross-cultural Differences Experienced during Hajj: A Case Study of Acehnese Hajj

Bustamam-Ahmad, Kamaruzzaman; Zakaria, Rahmi

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Cross-cultural Differences Experienced during Hajj: A Case Study of Acehnese Hajj

Authors:

Bustamam-Ahmad, Kamaruzzaman | Zakaria, Rahmi

Publisher:

Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

Studia Islamika Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001859527

pISSN:

0215-0492

Abstract:

 The cross-cultural differences experienced by pilgrims during the world’s largest religious ritual, ḥajj, have yet to be explored. It is worthwhile to investigate this issue from an Indonesian perspective. This study uses a phenomenological approach to examine cross-cultural differences experienced by Acehnese pilgrims during ḥajj. The perceptions of Acehnese who have never been to Mecca (‘villagers’) and Acehnese who stayed in Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring countries (‘stayers’) were also probed. The findings show that the pilgrims experienced cross-cultural differences in verbal communication, body movement, physical appearance and dress, the use of space, time, touch, voice, and smell. Cross-culturally, the pilgrims have a different perspective to villagers and stayers. The pilgrims expressed culture shock, while the villagers’ perceptions were primarily shaped by imagined and unverified stories, and the stayers understood their pilgrimage through their long experiences of residing in Arab countries.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v25i1.5356.

Article Details

Cross-cultural Differences Experienced during Hajj: A Case Study of Acehnese Hajj

Authors: Bustamam-Ahmad, Kamaruzzaman | Zakaria, Rahmi

Publisher: Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics: Religion

Journal: Studia Islamika Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001859527

pISSN: 0215-0492

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Authors:

Bustamam-Ahmad, Kamaruzzaman | Zakaria, Rahmi

Publisher:

Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

Studia Islamika Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001859527

pISSN:

0215-0492