Multicultural Interreligious Society

In the midst of the hectic religious issues that arise in our society recently that threaten Bhineka Tungal Ika, Unity in diversity, in fact there are still many areas in Indonesia that maintain harmony in the difference. One of the areas that has maintained interreligious harmony is Gresik district, East Java, where Islam and Hindu people have coexisted peacefully for a long time. This study explores harmony between religious believers from the perspective of crosscultural communication with Hofstede's theory. This analyzes four cultural dimensions consisting of individuals, uncertainty avoidance consisting of (High uncertainty avoidance and Low uncertainty avoidance), power distance, feminine and masculine. With reference to this theory will illustrate how interreligious harmony between Islamic Societies and Hindus in Laban Kulon Village Menganti, Gresik district, in a cross-cultural communication perspective. To obtain many views, then the data in this paper is explored by qualitative descriptive method. Thus, an important element underlying the long-term harmony between Muslims and Hindus in the village of Laban Kulon will be reflected holistically. From the results of this study can be a reference and role model for the people of Indonesia as a multicultural country