This study examines the lived experiences of followers of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order, focusing on Sufi meditation practices and their influence on mental health. Adopting a qualitative phenomenological design, data were gathered through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation involving three adolescents engaged in Sufi meditation in Klaten, Indonesia. The study reveal that three...
This paper discuses transformation of an Islamic-Hybrid Spiritual group, the Bhakti Nusantara (literally means ‘devotion to nation’), from spiritualitas kasar [rough spirituality] of occult-based spirituality to the finer spirituality [spiritualitas alus] which is linked to Sufi spiritual practices. Based on my field work in Yogyakarta, in 2009 and 2010, the paper explains sociological context...