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changes to the social and political system by using violent/extreme
means in the name of religion, both verbal, physical and mental

violence. The essence of acts of radicalism is the attitudes and actions
of a particular person or group that uses violent means to bring about
the desired change.

c. Religious practices and behaviour that are accommodative to local
culture can be used to see the extent to which the willingness to

accept spiritual practices that accommodate local culture and
traditions is due because religion does not exist in empty space but
tends to be contextual with space and time. Moderate people tend to

be more friendly in accepting local traditions and culture in their
religious behaviour, as long as they do not conflict with the central

teachings of the religion.
4. Definition of Religiosity
Religiosity is a concept that describes a complex and

multidimensional phenomenon. Due to the complexity of the concept of
religiosity, various conceptions, definitions, and measurements have evolved.
It all depends on the perspective used and the field of discipline used. Glock

and Stark (1965), in the field of sociology of religion, define religiosity as the
totality of the functions of the individual soul which includes beliefs, feelings,
and behaviours that are realized consciously and thoughtfully in the form of

five dimensions, namely ideology, intellectual, ritual, experience, and social.
Consequential dimension. Suppose doctrine refers to religious beliefs that

underlie attitudes and behaviour. In that case, the philosophical size relates to
the expectation that someone has information and understands the basics of
spiritual teachings so that the two measurements are described.

The ritualistic dimension is the behaviour, and religious rituals carried
out by a person. Meanwhile, the experience dimension relates to personal

experience, which may be in a transcendental form and subsequently in the
form of a consequence dimension from various other sizes. Hassan and several
scholars use the definition and dimensions of Glock and Stark religiosity to be