Patrawidya: Seri Penerbitan Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2017)

PERGESERAN FUNGSI RITUAL RUWATAN LAKON SUDHAMALA DALAM KEHIDUPAN MASYARAKAT MODERN

Harpawati, Tatik (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Mar 2018

Abstract

Ruwatan dengan lakon Sudhamala pada mulanya digunakan untuk meruwat sukerta, peristiwa bersih desa, khitanan, dan pernikahan. Akan tetapi, pada era modern ruwatan dengan lakon itu juga difungsikan untuk kegiatan yang terkait dengan kehidupan masyarakat modern, misalnya ulang tahun, peresmian perusahaan, dan lain-lain. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu bagaimana pergeseran fungsi ritual ruwatan Sudhamala dan faktor-faktor apa yang menyebabkannya. Pendekatan fungsi  digunakan untuk mencari jawaban atas permasalahan tersebut. Metode pengumpulan data didapat dari observasi langsung, yaitu melihat pertunjukan wayang lakon Sudhamala, merekam, dan mentranskripsikannya. Wawancara dan studi pustaka juga dilakukan guna melengkapi data. Berdasarkan penelitian diperoleh hasil, bahwa fungsi ritual lakon Sudhamala bergeser karena sumber cerita berasal dari teks hasil karya masyarakat “pinggiran” dan menjadi seni ritual yang bersifat kerakyatan sehingga mudah mencair seiring dengan dinamika masyarakat. Pergeseran fungsi ritual disebabkan oleh faktor internal (pendidikan, pengalaman, agama) dan eksternal (kekuasaan, teknologi, ekonomi).Ruwatan with lakon Sudhamala, previously, is committed for sukerta, bersih desa (purifying a village from evil spirits), circumsicion and wedding party. In this modern era, eventhough, ruwatan is also functioned for the life of modern society for example birthday party, business ceremony, and others. Problem of this research covers how the change of ritual function of ruwatan Sudhamala is  and whatever factors that cause the change is. The function approach is executed to solve the problems. The method of data collecting is executed through direct observation by looking at the wayang performance lakon Sudhamala, recording, and then transcripting it. Interview and library study are also committed to complete the data. The research finding shows that the ritual function of lakon Sudhamala has changed for the story source comes from "marginal" text and becomes a populist ritual art so that it easily melt along with the social dynamics. The shift of ritual function is caused by internal factors (education, experience, religion) and external factors (power, technology, economy). 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

patrawidya

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Subject

Arts Social Sciences

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The Patrawidya appears in a dark gray cover with a papyrus manuscript. The Patrawidya Journal is published three times a year in April, August and December. The study of the Patrawidya Journal article is on the family of history and culture. The Patrawidya name came from a combination of two words ...