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Teke dan Ideologi Wanita dalam Peninggalan Ngada,Nusa Tenggara Timur Watu Yohanes Vianey
Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): HERITAGE OF NUSANTARA
Publisher : Center for Research and Development of Religious Literature and Heritage

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31291/hn.v12i2.723

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The art of teke, which is a part of the Ngadha people's traditional cultural practices, is the material object of this investigation. The formal object concerns the axiology of women's ideology and its existence. What feminist philosophy is expressed in the teke cultural heritage is the central question of this cultural study. This study explores cultural codes based on traditional Ngada hermeneutics in order to analyze the data through qualitative research methods. The research findings offer a fresh perspective on the distinctiveness of the ine weta ideology, which is a set of beliefs about women specific to the matriarchal Ngadha cultural tradition. More than that, ine weta's ideology actually celebrates gender equality through the joy of dance, poetry, and song. This ideology in the art of teke hermeneutics is a variant of the familial ideology, which must be built and purified through teachings, actions, and celebrations in the light of mesu mora (‘charity love’) harmoniously, closely, roundly, and beautifully in the world of life. The conclusion of this writing is that the authors undertake a cultural study in order to contribute to the discussion of women’s equality by proposing one category of woman ideology found in the matriarchal culture of Ngada, namely, the ideology of ine weta (‘mother-sister’) as a variant of familial ideology uncovered in the art of teke.
The Naming System of Ngadha Houses and the Mysteries of the Trinity in Flores, Indonesia Watu Yohanes Vianey
Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): HERITAGE OF NUSANTARA
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31291/hn.v13i1.743

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This study focuses on the sa’o ngaza, or named houses, within the Ngadha heritage in Flores, Indonesia. These named houses are categorized into three types: the source house (sa’o pu’u), derived houses (sa’o dhoro) and the tip house (sa’o lobo). The central research question explores whether the inherited names of these traditional houses carry religious significance. The study employed a qualitative descriptive approach, guiding the methods of data collection, analysis and presentation. Through the lens of cultural studies, underpinned by process philosophy and process theology, a semiotic analysis of the names ‘source house’ (sa’o pu’u), derived houses for the descendants (sa’o dhoro) and the tip house (sa’o lobo) reveals meanings and values imbued with religious concepts. These concepts, related to the nature of God in local traditions, are manifested as ‘The Beginning’, ‘The End’, and ‘The Descending to be Involved’. These are referred to as the triadic beautiful names of God, or Dewa Saga Telu. The findings of this research present Dewa Saga Telu as a semina verbi of the mysteries of the Triune God (Trinity) in accordance with local traditions. Concurrently, the findings reveal the nature of one God (Dewa Sengata), who eternally exists as three distinct persons: God Beyond (Dewa Wawo), God with us (Dewa Sa’o), and God within us (Dewa Ja’o). These findings can be interpreted as a praeparatio evangelica about the mysteries of the Trinity, fostering an intercultural dialogue between Catholic doctrine and the local cultural heritage among the Ngadha people of Flores, Indonesia.