FENOMENOLOGI AGAMA: PENDEKATAN FENOMENOLOGI UNTUK MEMAHAMI AGAMA

Heddy Shri Ahimsa-Putra

doi:10.21580/ws.20.2.200

FENOMENOLOGI AGAMA: PENDEKATAN FENOMENOLOGI UNTUK MEMAHAMI AGAMA

* - Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: 10.21580/ws.20.2.200

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In this article the author explains what is called ‘phenomenological approach’ in the study of religion. Starting from Husserl’s philosophy of phenomenology, the author tracing its influences in social science through one of Husserl’s students, Alfred Schutz. Based on Husserl’s ideas developed by Schutz, the author presents his views how those ideas can be applied in the study of religion, and how religion can be defined phenomenologically. The author further explains some methodological ethical implications of doing phenomenological research on religion.

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Dalam tulisan ini penulis menjelaskan apa yang disebut ‘pendekatan fenomenologi’ dalam kajian agama. Berangkat dari filsafat fenomenologi Husserl, penulis melacak pengaruhnya pada ilmu sosial melalui salah seorang murid Husserl, Alfred Schultz. Berdasarkan ide Husserl yang dikembangkan oleh Schultz, penulis menyajikan pandangannya bagaimana ide-ide itu dapat diterapkan dalam kajian agama, dan bagaimana agama dapat didefinisikan secara fenomenologis. Penulis selanjutnya menjelaskan beberapa implikasi etis metodologis jika melakukan kajian fenomenologis terhadap agama.

Keywords: pendekatan fenomenologi; studi agama

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