Relasi Agama, Magi Dan Sains Dalam Pentas Politik: Studi Kasus Bunda - Sang Penasehat Spiritual

Abstract

Abstract
Modern political institutions that glorifies scientific approaches still open a space for
metaphysical ones. In a political competition, science institutionalize itself through political
survey and consultant, and metaphysical aspect ispersonified by spiritual counselors.This
article focuses on the practices of a political spiritual councelor in South Sulawesi, named
Bunda. Thesuccessful of Bunda in her practice as a spiritual counselor in the modern era
cannot be separated from her ability to to integrate between religion, magi and science. This
is performed by combining between the aspects of religion and magi, such as zikir ritual (zikir
mappateppe’, zikir hajat, and zikir ‘sapu mata’), animal sacrificing, and employing Majelis
Zikir and orphasn for the zikir; and science aspect can be seen from the zikir package with
measurable operational costs which can be varied depending on the social status of the
candidate and the number of votes needed.The costs of zikir package vary, and each has its
own consequencewhich is informed to candidate in advance.
Key Words: spiritual councelor, candidate, zikir, magi, science, vote, religion.