- Author: Fibry Jati Nugroho
- From: Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Sangkakala
Abstract:
Diversity in community is shaken and being pursued for uniformity. Many parties begin to struggle to homogenize everything in society. This massive movement happened until now, thus, as a result the diversity warriors began to look for loopholes in the diversity management of community. As the urgency that occurs, awareness and diversity management must begin at early stage. Understanding of diversity can be started from the simplest society through the values which are already existed. This local wisdom can become the entrance for diversity management in the community. One of the local wisdom that has successfully managed the diversity is located in the Religious Tourism Object of Mount Kemukus, Sragen Central Java. On Mount Kemukus, every hari pasaran (Friday Night Pon/Malam Jumat Pon) the pilgrims come from many places in Indonesia. The diverse ethnic, cultural and educational levels that exist make diversity management necessary in it. Local wisdom as the principles and keys management of diversity encountered in Gunung Kemukus are Perilaku tepo slira lan biso rumangsa, Perilaku karyenak tyasing sesami, Perilaku sepi ing pamrih, Perilaku eling lan waspada. The value derived from local wisdom is proven to be able to manage the diversity there. It is proved by the absence of discrimination and commotion due to the diversity that exists.
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