RELIGIOUS VALUES INTERNALIZATION OF INDONESIAN AND MALAYSIAN LITERARY NOVELS AS EDUCATIONAL MEDIA TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CULTURE FOR CULTURE-COMMUNITY (A Sociological Literature Studies)
Haris Supratno, Darni, Resdianto Permata Raharjo

Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Abstract

Indonesian and Malaysian literary novels contain many religious values that can be used as media for moral education for the community, especially the millennial generation whose attitudes, behavior, and speech are currently irrelevant with religious values and morals. So that, their attitudes and behavior are mostly breaking the ethics, morals and religious values. Furthermore, their behaviour is no longer obey the cultural values of Indonesian nation, which is well-known as a nation that is polite, friendly, humble, respectful, and full of tolerance, so that they can live side by side, safely and peacefully. In Indonesian and Malaysian literary novels, there are many fictional characters whose attitudes, behavior, and speech can be used as role model or uswatun hasanah for the Indonesian people in general, and particularly for the millennial generation. So that, they can live in society, nation, state, and religion in a safe and peaceful manner that is based on good morals, such as honesty, helping each other, being kind to everyone, and putting others before oneself. If these religious values have been internalized in people^s daily lives, it will be able to strengthen local culture, both in Indonesia and in Malaysia.

Keywords: values internalization, religion, moral education, society, and local culture

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