The Mosque as a Hybrid Space: A Place for Worship and Tourism
Date Added
23/06/2022
Content Type
Documentary
Category
Researches
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
Hanni Adriani
Ismail Saleh
Ray March Syahadat
Tandri Patih
Priambudi Trie Putra.
Publisher Name
International Conference: Transdisciplinary Paradigm on Islamic Knowledge Volume 2022
Year of Publication
2020
Description
Historical and cultural tourism have many benefits, not only for the preservation of
objects but also for the tourists as connoisseurs. As the country with the largest Muslim
population in the world, Indonesia has many mosques as places of worship for Muslim
people. There are also many mosques that have historical and cultural values. Several
mosques in Indonesia are used as religious tourism sites, but their activities are limited
to pilgrimages. However, in Malaysia and Singapore, mosques are also used as part
of historical and cultural tour packages for anyone, to demonstrate cultural diversity,
cultural understanding, tolerance between religions, Islamic history, and the history
of mosques and the surrounding Muslim community. This study aimed to examine
how the two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia make mosques a hybrid space
as a place of worship as well as a tourism location. This research used a case study
approach, focusing on two mosques, namely the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque in Johor,
Malaysia and the Jamae Mosque in Chulia, Singapore. The results of this study can be
used by planners, designers and managers to develop mosques as part of a historical
and cultural tourism landscape in Indonesia.