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Spiritual Tourism: a Case Study of Foreigners’ Participation in The Pitrayajna Ceremony in The Desa Pakraman of Muncan, Selat, Karangasem, Bali Nararya Narottama
E-Journal of Tourism Volume 3 Number 1 (March 2016)
Publisher : Centre of Excellence in Tourism Udayana University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (499.502 KB) | DOI: 10.24922/eot.v3i1.20841

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The influence of globalization appears to occur worldwide and affect any joint of life, including small village near Mount Agung, named Muncan Pakraman village, Karangasem, Bali. When the series of Pitrayajña ceremonies (Balinese traditional cremation series) took place in 2009 at this village, a lot of foreigners from various countries got involved, includeing Germany, Turkey, Israel, the Netherlands, UK, Spain, Belgium and Italy. They were involved not only as a spectators or tourists, but participated in the ceremony for their ancestors, and deceased loved ones and took part in "Ngayah" (working together and voluntarily, without being paid). Pitrayajña ceremony is processions of sacred ceremonies, which usually performed only by Hindus, especially in Bali, was also participated by foreigners (international students of Ratu Bagus Ashram), who were having a spiritual journey to find their true identity. Formally, they were not Hindus, but believed in the teachings of the Hindu religion, and their activities are form of spiritual tourism implementation in Bali. The main problem of research is to reveal how the phenomenon of deconstructing Pitrayajña ceremony in Bali, how the participation of foreign persons in this ceremony, what motivated them, what was the public perception of the deconstruction of Pitrayajña ceremony, the views of the Hindu leaders in Bali to the deconstruction of the Pitrayajña ceremony and whether there was a change of meaning, if the changes are purely the universality of Hindu religion itself, how its impact on society, and its relation to spiritual tourism. With the formulation of a clear scope, this research is also expected to produce maximum findings.
Nyepi Holiday Package: Between Commercialization, Commodification and Revolting to Hegemony Nararya Narottama
E-Journal of Tourism Volume 3 Number 1 (March 2016)
Publisher : Centre of Excellence in Tourism Udayana University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (446.104 KB) | DOI: 10.24922/eot.v3i1.20839

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Nyepi is a sacred and a holy day for Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. It only happens once a year. At Nyepi time, for one day, all day activities in Bali are stopped, and the Hindus shall carry Catur Bratha PeNyepian, which consist of: Amati Karya (not working), Amati Geni (not light a fire), Amati Lelungan (not traveling) and Amati Lelanguan (not having fun/entertainment). Along with the rapid development of tourism in Bali, a Nyepi ritual is also inseparable from the shadow of tourism commercialization. In the last decade, more and more businesses are offering Nyepi holiday packages to tourists. Surely this is contrary to the real essence of Nyepi. The purpose of this research is to reveal what tourism through the commercialization of Nyepi holiday packages which has been done through the commodification of Nyepi as compared to its real meaning and how does Nyepi become a new hegemony in the sphere of social multiculturalism. This research approach is qualitative description, and the theorical used, among others: the commodification theory, the theory of hegemony and the theory of consumerism. The result show that the influence of commercialization and commodification of Balinese culture is an outcome of the advancement of tourism. Nyepi commodification occurs in the process of modernization, which is rooted in capitalism and the increasing of heterogeneity in Bali. This phenomenon appears as an attempt by revolts against prevailing hegemony of Nyepi in Bali.