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Weaving Wayang Klithik into Gotanjung Village’s Sedekah Bumi through The Sacred Thread Selviawati, Evi; Syahrial, Syahrial
Jurnal Onoma: Pendidikan, Bahasa, dan Sastra Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30605/onoma.v11i2.5662

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Wayang klithik, a two-dimensional wooden puppetry tradition, is found in several regions in Central and East Java. In Gotanjung Village, Pati Regency, Central Java, wayang klithik is performed during sedekah bumi, a traditional ceremony that is commonly held by Javanese communities. Grounded in Lord’s (1960) theory on the origin of oral tradition, this research investigates the roots and mechanisms behind the sacrality of wayang klithik in the context of Gotanjung Village. In addition, the analysis adopts Vansina’s (1985) theoretical approach to oral tradition to explore more deeply why wayang klithik in Gotanjung Village has become an inseparable element of sedekah bumi, and how its ritual significance is manifested within the framework of community beliefs and cultural values. Using an ethnographic approach, data were collected through field observations, interviews with key informants, and focus group discussions. The data were analyzed through narrative and conversational analysis to ensure alignment with the community’s perspective. The findings indicate that the history of wayang klithik puppet-making in Gotanjung strongly influenced its sacredness. In terms of ritual significance, wayang klithik serves as an offering to honor the village's founding ancestors and reinforces the core values embedded within the series of rituals in the sedekah bumi.
Weaving Wayang Klithik into Gotanjung Village’s Sedekah Bumi through The Sacred Thread Selviawati, Evi; Syahrial, Syahrial
Jurnal Onoma: Pendidikan, Bahasa, dan Sastra Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30605/onoma.v11i2.5662

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Wayang klithik, a two-dimensional wooden puppetry tradition, is found in several regions in Central and East Java. In Gotanjung Village, Pati Regency, Central Java, wayang klithik is performed during sedekah bumi, a traditional ceremony that is commonly held by Javanese communities. Grounded in Lord’s (1960) theory on the origin of oral tradition, this research investigates the roots and mechanisms behind the sacrality of wayang klithik in the context of Gotanjung Village. In addition, the analysis adopts Vansina’s (1985) theoretical approach to oral tradition to explore more deeply why wayang klithik in Gotanjung Village has become an inseparable element of sedekah bumi, and how its ritual significance is manifested within the framework of community beliefs and cultural values. Using an ethnographic approach, data were collected through field observations, interviews with key informants, and focus group discussions. The data were analyzed through narrative and conversational analysis to ensure alignment with the community’s perspective. The findings indicate that the history of wayang klithik puppet-making in Gotanjung strongly influenced its sacredness. In terms of ritual significance, wayang klithik serves as an offering to honor the village's founding ancestors and reinforces the core values embedded within the series of rituals in the sedekah bumi.
Ancestral Legitimization and Syncretic Islam in the Wayang Klithik of Gotanjung’s Sedekah Bumi Selviawati, Evi; Syahrial, Syahrial
Mudra Jurnal Seni Budaya Vol 41 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Institut Seni Indonesia Denpasar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31091/mudra.v41i1.3131

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Wayang klithik is a two-dimensional wooden puppetry tradition found in Central and East Java. In Gotanjung Village, Pati Regency, Central Java, wayang klithik is performed every year as part of sedekah bumi ceremony, a ritual to express gratitude for agricultural blessings. This study analyzes how wayang klithik in Gotanjung’s sedekah bumi functions as a ritual performance in which ancestral legitimation within a syncretic Islamic framework serves as a mechanism that sustains the tradition. It also examines how sedekah bumi and wayang klithik work together in reinforcing Gotanjung’s agrarian identity. Employing a performative ethnographic method, data were collected through field observations, interviews with key informants, and focus group discussions. The findings reveal that wayang klithik performance in sedekah bumi plays a crucial role in demonstrating the practice of tawassul through ancestral figures within syncretic Islam, providing a case study of how local cosmology and religious syncretism intersect to sustain cultural legitimacy. The study contributes to understanding how Islamic devotional practices are negotiated within a Javanese cosmocentric framework through ritual performance, offering insights for the preservation of both sedekah bumi and wayang klithik traditions.