SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS IN THE FORMATION OF HAMKA IDENTITY (1908-1981) ACCORDING TO AUTOBIOGRAPHY KENANG-KENANGAN HIDUP (1951)

Faktor Persekitaran Sosial dalam Pembentukan Jati Diri HAMKA (1908-1981) Menurut Autobiografi Kenang-kenangan Hidup (1951)

Abstract

Kenang-kenangan Hidup (1951) is an autobiography written by HAMKA, it is published in four volumes representing the four phases of HAMKA's life and the four phases of Indonesian history before and after independence. In the process of forming HAMKA’s identity, he describes well the influencing factors of the social environment in the autobiography. It is important to know that, despite the greatness of a figure they once went through a significant social environment with their later position, yet the environment is not just one face but quite complex and diverse. This study wants to explain the social factors of humanitarian and non-human nature that most influence HAMKA using a qualitative approach with content analysis design based on the autobiographical text. The study found that the influence of the human social environment from fathers, teachers and society as well as the influence of non-human social environment in the form of print media in the form of books, newspapers and magazines are significant in building the identity of HAMKA.