Al Khanif
Dosen UNEJ Jember, Ketua Pusat Studi HAM UNEJ Jember
Email: farasix@yahoo.com
Abstract
Charisma of kyai has been facing more socio-cultural challenge over time due to the development of society. The intervention of government to eliminate poverty and enhance the quality of education, globalization, modernization as well as the change of paradigm within society has influenced paternalistic tradition. However, the role of kyai in Madura society has performed differently. In socio-cultural tradition, kyai has still played significant role to shape people’s understanding about world view especially on religious and cultural values. Additionally, kyai has also still influenced people’s political view and even has more power to shape its society by challenging its organization structural hierarchy. This paper comes with conclusion that kyai for Madura people is still charismatic because they have extra ordinary knowledge to response social problem. Additionally, people perceive kyai as a representative of creative minority group.
Keywords: Charisma, Kyai, Madura, Power