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“I did It Merely for Taking Photos and Seizing Unlimited Freedom”: The Ideology of Rooftoppers Kurniawan, Yusuf; Mugijatna, Mugijatna; Warto, Warto; Rais, Wakit Abdullah
International Journal of Science and Applied Science: Conference Series Vol 6, No 1 (2022): International Journal of Science and Applied Science: Conference Series
Publisher : Universitas Sebelas Maret

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/ijsascs.v6i1.70788

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Recently, rooftopping actions got more and more thrilling and undoubtedly could jeopardize the rooftoppers. This could not hardly be understood as a mere hobby since they had (intentionally) put their lives at risk of death. Thus, this article examines the ideology of rooftoppers making them insist on doing rooftopping although some of them underwent severe punishment and bad experience. Fifteen Indonesian rooftoppers were shortlisted by using ethnographic approach and snowball sampling technique. In addition, six foreign rooftoppers were approached using netnography.  Hermeneutics was utilized to analyze the data, comprising of in-depth interview with the informants and their pictures and videos obtained from either the informants directly or their Instagram accounts. Both Indonesian and foreign rooftoppers showed their persistence and perseverance in their rooftopping performance. They shared similar ultimate goals, namely taking hard-to-replicate pictures and seizing unlimited freedom at the rooftop.
THE NAMES OF ASAHAN AS PRAYER MEDIA IN THE NELONI TRADITIONAL CEREMONY IN PONOROGO REGENCY (ETHNOLINGUISTIC STUDY) Fauzi, Ahmad Riza; Rais, Wakit Abdullah; Wibowo, Prasetyo Adi Wisnu
Haluan Sastra Budaya Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/hsb.v7i1.69387

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The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. Javanese society has a characteristic that is fond of carrying out traditions related to life, such as the life cycle tradition, namely the neloni tradition. The people in Ponorogo Regency are Javanese people who have lived through a long period and various problems related to their lives so that a cultural system is formed in their identity. The neloni tradition according to the Ponorogo community is a tradition to ask for safety and blessings when a pregnant woman is about three months old. In the neloni tradition, there are offerings or sharpening devices. Sharpening has various forms and names. The focus of this research examines the meaning of "name" or "term" asahan as a prayer medium in the Neloni traditional ceremony in Ponorogo Regency. Asahan can be in the form of offerings or food that is formed according to the purpose of holding the traditional ceremony. The method of collecting data is done using interviews and observations of the community who carry out the tradition and who understand the tradition in Ponorogo Regency. After analyzing the data, the results obtained are 17 names of asahan which have the meaning of a medium of prayer asking for safety, happiness, and performance.