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  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this issue (Vol. 3 No. 2, June 2026), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring diverse socio-religious and cultural dynamics. The topics include a Weberian analysis of conflict resolution in Nigerian Pentecostalism, the transformation of Nahdlatul Ulama’s religious practices amid globalization, NU’s diplomatic perspective on the Palestinian crisis through Humanitarian Islam, the preservation of local Tongklek traditional art by student movements in Tuban, and a critical hermeneutic exegesis of viral da‘wah on social media. Authors contributing to this issue are from Nigeria, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this issue (Vol. 3 No. 1, Dec 2025), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring diverse historical, cultural, and socio-legal dynamics. The topics include a codicological study of historical Qur’anic manuscripts and translations in China, Raden Batoro Katong’s hybrid reconciliation model in establishing Ponorogo, the role of communist youth unions in national culture education among university students in Vietnam, a biblical hermeneutical analysis of elder care crises in Nigeria, and a socio-legal perspective on the transformation of sacrality and intimacy in digital-era virtual weddings. Authors contributing to this issue are from Vietnam, Nigeria, and Indonesia.

  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this issue (Vol. 2 No. 2, April 2025), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring diverse socio-religious, historical, and cultural dynamics. The topics include a sociolinguistic analysis of KH. Maimun Zubair’s theological exegesis on anthropomorphism, a historical survey of the Church's contribution to national development in Nigeria, interreligious dialogue in the Qur’an through Sa‘īd al-Nursī’s Maqāṣid perspective, identity and power negotiations of nobles in premodern Deccan, and the application of Maslahah in Islamic philanthropic distribution for socioeconomic growth in Indonesia. Authors contributing to this issue are from Nigeria, India, and Indonesia.

  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this issue (Vol. 2 No. 1, Dec 2024), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring diverse socio-religious, educational, and cultural dynamics. The topics include the utilization of cardboard puppets (Wayang Kardus) as a creative learning medium for preserving local culture in Kediri, youth imitation behaviors driven by Korean dramas among students in Pekanbaru, a hermeneutical analysis of gender equality in the Qur'an through Amina Wadud's perspective, the political culture dynamics of rural traditional clerics (kiai kampung) in Tuban, and the alignment of Bugis-Makassar’s Siri’ na Pacce cultural heritage with Qur'anic values in modern society. Authors contributing to this issue are from Indonesia.

  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this issue (Vol. 1 No. 2, June 2024), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring diverse socio-cultural, historical, and religious dynamics. The topics include traditional ecological wisdom for the resilience of indigenous communities in Indonesia, cultural approaches to religious and national moderation rooted in Wali Songo's legacy, the evolving cinematic depiction of Javanese women from kanca wingking to cosmic balance, transgender self-construction in the post-COVID-19 environment, and an architectural analysis of 18th-century pesantren mosques in Madiun and Ponorogo. Authors contributing to this issue are from Indonesia.

  • Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)

    Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies (ISSN 3047-2458) is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal published biannually (June and December) by PC Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama (ISNU) Ponorogo, Indonesia, that seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue among scholars from all research disciplines, especially in social and cultural fields.

    In this inaugural issue (Vol. 1 No. 1, Dec 2023), this journal publishes five scholarly articles exploring historical, religious, and literary dynamics, with a strong focus on Tegalsarian heritage and regional Islamization in Nusantara. The topics include an introductory note on humanity and the Tegalsarian network, lessons from the traditions of the Sayyids and Wali Songo in Nusantara, religious nationalism and leadership imagination in the historical manuscript of Kyai Ageng Tegalsari, the historiography of Islamization in Ponorogo from Ki Ageng Mirah to Pesantren Gebang Tinatar Tegalsari, and translation techniques for personification in Muṣṭafā Luṭfī Al-Manfalūṭī's novel Fī Sabīli al-Tāj. Authors contributing to this issue are from Indonesia.