The Cosmopolitanism of The Table: Commensality, Conviviality, and Intra Muslim Diversity in Kuala Lumpur's Communal Iftar
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https://doi.org/10.31330/penamas.v39i1.1051Kata Kunci:
Iftar Bersama, Komensalitas, Konvivialitas, Keragaman Intra-Muslim, Keramahan Masjid, Islam PerkotaanAbstrak
Iftar bersama selama Ramadan kerap dikaji sebagai praktik in-group homogen, namun menutupi peran ruang perjumpaan lintas keragaman internal dunia Muslim di kota-kota plural. Artikel ini mengkaji iftar bersama di Kuala Lumpur—tempat ragam tradisi bertemu—sebagai kasus konvivialitas intra-Muslim. Melalui desain etnografi kualitatif (observasi, wawancara, dan analisis dokumen), penelitian ini menelusuri bagaimana santap keagamaan bersama menghasilkan kohesi lintas budaya dan apa yang menopangnya, dengan membaca praktik tersebut melalui sosiologi komensalitas (Simmel, Fischler), teori ritual interaksi dan solidaritas (Collins, Durkheim), serta literatur konvivialitas perkotaan dan multikultur (Amin, Gilroy). Kohesi iftar bersama bergantung pada infrastruktur kelembagaan, penataan ruang santap, dan hidangan sebagai medium pertukaran. Perbedaan dinegosiasikan melalui komensalitas, melahirkan kebersamaan yang meluas dari ruang ritual ke ruang publik. Keramahan masjid sebagai infrastruktur konvivialitas intra-Muslim membentuk kosmopolitanisme meja yang vernakular, namun sekaligus menyingkap batas-batasnya—siapa yang dijamu dan siapa yang tetap di pinggir kehidupan sosial Islam perkotaan.
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