Open AccessThe Values of Tunggul Wulung Tradition in the Purview of National Identity: A Socio-Historical Study
Author(s) -
Lany Susanti,
Hermanu Joebagio,
Sri Yamtinah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural and multireligious understanding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2364-5369
DOI - 10.18415/ijmmu.v5i3.242
Subject(s) - ceremony , kinship , procession , identity (music) , sociology , meaning (existential) , indonesian , documentation , politeness , utterance , deliberation , gender studies , anthropology , humanities , epistemology , politics , aesthetics , philosophy , political science , law , theology , linguistics , computer science , programming language
This article focuses to elucidate the noble values of the Tunggul Wulung tradition. The qualitative approach was used in this research to analyze the meaning of Tunggul Wulung tradition by focusing on the ceremonial aspect and the activities of Villagers of Jurang. The data were conducted by field observation, interview, and documentation. The results of the research show that Tunggul Wulung tradition consists noble values such as kinship, cooperation or gotong-royong, politeness, tolerance, and deliberation. These values are summarized in the processions of Tunggul Wulung ceremony, from preparation to the main procession of the ceremony. The authors mention a notion that the values of Tunggul Wulung tradition are essentially the living values of Indonesian society. The values should be conserved and actualized in order to strengthen the national identity.