NILAI-NILAI KEARIFAN LOKAL PADA HUBUNGAN ANTARA MITOS DEWI SRI DAN EKSISTENSI SENI TRADISIONAL DI INDONESIA

• Main Author: sartini, sartini
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Cultural Studies; Philosophy
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/96950/1/lapen%20mitos-mitos%20dewi%20sri.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/96950/
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

The purposes of this study are to explain the myth of Dewi Sri variants developed in the community, explain the traditional peasant art variants associated with these myths, and explain the values of their local wisdom, particularly in relation to religious, cosmic and ethical aspects. This study is a library research with a model of philosophical analysis with methodical steps are: description, interpretation, deduction, induction, internal coherence and reflection. The results of this study are: first, there are different variants of Dewi Sri myth which are in the scripts, shadow puppet story that played on Bersih Desa ceremonies and common stories developed in the community. Of the several versions of this story have some similarities and some others differ both in character and plot. Second, there are different variants of art forms that is an implication of the myth of Dewi Sri as fine art sculpture (cili) in Bali, Rinding Gumbeng in Beji Ngawen Gunungkidul, Dance of Seblang in Banyuwangi, Karinding, Tarawangsa, Jentreng and Angklung in West Java . Third, in terms of the value of local wisdom, its religious aspect is quite variable in different groups of people, depending on the strength of a growing religion. This religious aspect affects the cosmic aspects in the attitude of the people for living in harmony with the earth and of the ethical and social aspects supports the emergence of social cohesiveness in the community.