BULAN SABIT DI LEMBAH BALIEM : SEJARAH MASUKNYA AGAMA ISLAM DI DISTRIK WELESI KABUPATEN JAYAWIJAYA PAPUA, 1960-2009

Abstract

                                                  ABSTRACT

     Crescent Moon in the Baliem Valley: History of the Entry of Islam in Walesi District, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua, 1960 -2009, 1. The Baliem Valley Crescent of Walesi District who embraced Islam is an ethnic entity that continues to experience the spotlight from various perspectives today. Of course, the attention to life in the Baliem Valley is mostly due to their uniqueness and distinctiveness in expressing their way of being Muslim and the process of their entry into Islam. Habits which are inherited from generation to generation are continuously maintained and carried out in daily life, including religious rituals. Basically, this study aims to provide answers to factors The driving force for the entry into Islam, the process of entering and spreading Islam in the Baliem Valley, and the impact of the entry of Islam in the Baliem Valley. Jayawijaya Regency to the population of ctor. For the purposes of collecting data, the methods used in this study are inseparable from historical methods, namely heuristics (collection of data/sources), criticism, interpretation and writing historiography, which are combined with ethnographic methods with the power of collecting data on observations and interviews. To support the validity of the data, several focus group discussions were also held with the Muslim community in the Walesi District in the research location. The results of this study indicate that the entry of Islam into Islam was driven by three main factors;

Key words : Baliem Valley : History of Conversion to Islam in Walesi District,