RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS VALUE IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITY (Case Study of Karangsong Village’s Fishermen Community of Indramayu District - Indonesia)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to obtain data and information on fishing community portraits (religious, demographic, socio-cultural, and religious education) in Karangsong Village, the form of religious education services in the fishing communities of Karangsong village, and government policies and community participation on religious education to the fishing communities of Karangsong Village. Techniques of collecting and analyzing data will use observation or observation techniques, and interviews, while data analysis of this research is descriptive-analytical. The result shown that the religious commitment of the fishermen in the Karangsong village in running the teachings of Islam, and practices outside of Islam that tend toward syncretism. Thanks to the existence of religious education institutions, residents or local residents began to realize the importance of education, especially religious education. The nature of mutual cooperation as a culture of rural communities is continuously maintained and implemented, not only for social activities but also for religious activities. Cooperation in the development of educational institutions, and religious life of the community, is done with contributions both in the form of thought, and financially, according to their capacity or ability..

Keywords: Religious, Fisherman Community, Indonesia, Education