Mira Pakat sebagai Ruang Interreligious Engagements dalam Adat Tangke Tangat Masyarakat Dayak Maanyan

Abstract

This study aims to analyze mira pakat as a space for interreligious engagements in the implementation of the tangke tangat custom of the Dayak Maanyan community in Hayaping Village, Central Kalimantan. The study used a qualitative method with a sociology of religion approach. Data were obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation with traditional leaders, traditional leaders, village heads, and community members representing Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, and Hinduism. The results show that mira pakat is a space for customary deliberation that brings together people of different religions to deliberate, make decisions, share responsibilities, and collaborate in carrying out death rituals. This practice reflects a quotidian form of interreligious engagement because relationships between religious communities are built through shared life experiences, not through formal theological dialogue. The sustainability of this practice is supported by the value of pangandrau as a principle of reciprocity that encourages tolerance, care, mutual cooperation, solidarity, and social responsibility without distinguishing religious identities. The research findings confirm that the Tangke Tangat custom serves not only as a death ritual but also as a cultural space that facilitates interreligious engagements and strengthens social cohesion in multireligious societies. This research contributes to the sociology of religion by demonstrating that local culture can be an effective mechanism for building interfaith relationships through everyday life practices.