Fiksi Populer Islami: Negosiasi Kesalehan, Pasar, dan Resolusi Imajiner
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Fiksi Populer Islami, Santri Kosmopolitan, Strategi Naratif Pengarang MuslimSinopsis
Buku ini menyoal fiksi populer Islami Indonesia sebagai produk budaya yang lahir dari pertemuan antara dakwah, industri, dan budaya kapitalisme lanjut pasca-Reformasi. Melalui kerangka Fredric Jameson, penulis menegaskan bahwa novel populer tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai hiburan, tetapi juga sebagai tindakan simbolik sosial yang menyimpan ketegangan kelas, identitas, dan ideologi di balik narasi permukaan—dengan fokus pada tiga pengarang alumni pesantren (Habiburrahman El Shirazy, Ahmad Fuadi, dan Aguk Irawan MN) yang masing-masing menghadirkan strategi naratif berbeda, yakni romantisme dakwah, realisme mobilitas sosial, dan spiritualitas resisten. Buku ini menunjukkan bahwa karya-karya seperti Bidadari Bermata Bening, Negeri 5 Menara, dan Air Mata Tuhan merepresentasikan harapan santri kosmopolitan, mobilitas kelas menengah Muslim, serta pencarian kesalehan di tengah budaya konsumsi. Di satu sisi, karya-karya tersebut akomodatif terhadap selera pasar dan komodifikasi Islam; di sisi lain, masih memuat kritik terhadap ketimpangan, materialisme, dan alienasi sosial. Dengan demikian, buku ini menunjukkan bahwa fiksi populer Islami adalah arena ambivalen antara kepatuhan pada logika pasar dan potensi resistensi simbolik yang menawarkan resolusi imajiner atas kontradiksi masyarakat modern.
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