Local Wisdom Practices In Preserving Multiculturalism In The East Amanuban Community, South Middle East District Of Indonesia

Abstract

Religious disagreements frequently lead to conflicts and divide in society. A minor portion of
the issues that arose in East Amanuban is the case of certain individuals rejecting Muslim
places of worship. The goal of this study is to make clear how local knowledge can be applied
to problem-solving. According to the research findings, when building Islamic halls of
worship, local wisdom can reconcile problems between Islam and Christianity. The first
reason that Christian groups opposed building Muslim halls of worship was because they
were suspicious of the Islamization efforts made by Muslim communities. Talk between
religious leaders, the government, and traditional wisdom practices is given priority in
conflict resolution. The term Oko Mama is used to symbolize unification. Because the king's
Amanuban Kingdom fairly divided its people to adopt Christianity and Catholicism in the
past and because intermarriage occurred during the spread of Islam, local wisdom is strong.
Their interaction with each other is the foundation for fostering harmony without
recognizing distinctions; for the locals, they are brothers who preserve the principles of
indigenous wisdom. Even when family members hold different ideas, the custom of local
knowledge placing a higher value on religion is a private matter that shouldn't be tampered
with. Because of this, the local knowledge of the East Amanuban community has preserved
multiculturalism in the face of information and technology disruption, which frequently
results in the disruption and even the fading of the values of variety in contemporary
society's social interactions.