Pilger, Prostitutes and "ritual seks": Heterodox Ritual Practices in the Context of the Veneration of Saints in Java

对伊斯兰教全球化形式的关注(AGAMA)导致了对当地通常是非正统宗教仪式(ADAT)当前和平行繁荣的低估。这些仪式包括鼓励在圣人墓上进行性行为的朝圣形式，这被认为有助于赎回与这种朝圣有关的愿望和希望。可能的性伴侣不仅包括丈夫和妻子，还包括其他未婚朝圣者，甚至妓女也被视为完全合法的伴侣。多年来，以宗教和性的非凡结合而闻名的朝圣网站一直在经历前所未有的繁荣，这与印尼社会经常被诊断为伊斯兰化的情况形成了鲜明对比。在此背景下，该项目强调伊斯兰教中正统和非正统趋势的同时性，并分析它们在促进当地变革方面的相互作用。

The focus on globalized forms of Islam (agama) has contributed to an undervaluing of the current and parallel boom in local, often heterodox ritual practices (adat). These ritual practices include forms of pilgrimage that encourage the performance of the sexual act on the tombs of saints, which is regarded as conductive to the redemption of the wishes and hopes associated with such a pilgrimage. The possible sexual partners of "ritual seks" include not only husband and wife but also other pilgrims to whom one is not married, and even prostitutes are regarded as completely legitimate partners. For a number of years, pilgrimage sites known for this remarkable conjunction of religion and sexuality have been experiencing an unprecedented boom in sharp contrast to the often diagnosed Islamization of Indonesian society. Against this background, this project emphazises the simultaneity of orthodox and heterodox trends within Islam and analysis their interaction in regard to the glocal transformations to which they contribute.