The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia

Using qualitative method and hermeneutical approach, this research examines the ratok bawak bewailing tradition of Minangkabau cultural ethnicity in Bukik Limbuku region, Payakumbuh town, Sumatra, Indonesia. This region uses the Indonesian language, Minangkabau tradition and follows the matrilineal...

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Main Authors: Nurwani Nurwani, Bakhrul Khair Amal, Abdurahman Adisaputera, Muhammad Ridwan
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2020-08-01
Series:Creativity Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/CS/article/view/10326
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spelling doaj-532f8556e6ae43ed9d0176e4af06390d2021-07-02T13:08:44ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityCreativity Studies2345-04792345-04872020-08-0113210.3846/cs.2020.10326The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, IndonesiaNurwani Nurwani0Bakhrul Khair Amal1Abdurahman Adisaputera2Muhammad Ridwan3State University of Medan, Faculty of Language and Arts, Department of Indonesian Literature, Jl. William Iskandar Ps. V, Medan, 20221, IndonesiaState University of Medan, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Jl. William Iskandar Ps. V, Medan, 20221, IndonesiaState University of Medan, Faculty of Language and Arts, Department of Indonesian Literature, Jl. William Iskandar Ps. V, Medan, 20221, IndonesiaState Islamic University of North Sumatra, Faculty of Tarbiyah, English Department Jl. William Iskandar Ps. V, Medan, 20221, Indonesia Using qualitative method and hermeneutical approach, this research examines the ratok bawak bewailing tradition of Minangkabau cultural ethnicity in Bukik Limbuku region, Payakumbuh town, Sumatra, Indonesia. This region uses the Indonesian language, Minangkabau tradition and follows the matrilineal system. They are led by a headman, administration is done according to custom and ratok bawak is used especially when burying a region headman. However, Hans-Georg Gadamer’s transformation theory found in his book titled Truth and Method (German: Wahrheit und Methode, first edition in 1960) has transformed this ritual into an art capable of influencing its original meaning. Data were collected by observation, interview, documentation, and reconstruction, and were analyzed by interpretative and qualitative descriptive analysis. Results show that though the ratok bawak had expounded the meaning of sadness, solidarity, education, politeness, prestige and discord, the transformed ratok bawak illustrates the meaning of aesthetics, education (norm, tradition, and social), imagination, expressive creativity, creation and appreciation. Santrauka Taikant kokybinį metodą ir remiantis hermeneutiniu požiūriu, šiame tyrime nagrinėjama apraudojimo tradicija ratok bawak, gyvuojanti minangkabau kultūrinėje etninėje grupėje, įsikūrusioje Bukik Limbuku regione (Pajakumbu miestelis, Sumatra, Indonezija). Šiame regione vartojama indoneziečių kalba, laikomasi minangkabau tradicijų ir gyvuoja matrilinijinė sistema. Regiono gyventojai turi savo vadą, jo valdymas grindžiamas paprotine teise, o ratok bawak tradicija taikoma tik laidojant regiono vadą. Tačiau, remiantis Hanso-Georgo Gadamerio transformacijos teorija, pristatoma knygoje Tiesa ir Metodas (vok. Wahrheit und Methode, pirmasis leidimas 1960 m.), šis ritualas transformuojamas į meną, turinčiu įtakos jo pirminei prasmei. Duomenys buvo renkami atliekant stebėjimus, imant interviu, taikant dokumentavimą ir rekonstravimą, o analizuojami pasitelkiant interpretacijos ir kokybinio aprašymo metodus. Rezultatai atskleidžia, kad, nors ratok bawak tradicijai buvo priskiriamos liūdesio, solidarumo, ugdymo, mandagumo, prestižo ir nesantaikos prasmės, tačiau transformuotoji ratok bawak tradicija iliustruoja estetikos, išsilavinimo (normų, tradicijų ir socialumo), vaizduotės, išraiškingo kūrybiškumo, kūrybos ir pripažinimo prasmes. Reikšminiai žodžiai: ratok bawak, regionas, ritualas, šou menas, transformacija. https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/CS/article/view/10326ratok bawakregionritualshow arttransformation
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author Nurwani Nurwani
Bakhrul Khair Amal
Abdurahman Adisaputera
Muhammad Ridwan
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Bakhrul Khair Amal
Abdurahman Adisaputera
Muhammad Ridwan
The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
Creativity Studies
ratok bawak
region
ritual
show art
transformation
author_facet Nurwani Nurwani
Bakhrul Khair Amal
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Muhammad Ridwan
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title The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
title_short The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
title_full The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
title_fullStr The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed The creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on Minangkabau society, Indonesia
title_sort creativity of society making ritual becomes show art: transformation of ratok bawak meaning on minangkabau society, indonesia
publisher Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
series Creativity Studies
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2345-0487
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Using qualitative method and hermeneutical approach, this research examines the ratok bawak bewailing tradition of Minangkabau cultural ethnicity in Bukik Limbuku region, Payakumbuh town, Sumatra, Indonesia. This region uses the Indonesian language, Minangkabau tradition and follows the matrilineal system. They are led by a headman, administration is done according to custom and ratok bawak is used especially when burying a region headman. However, Hans-Georg Gadamer’s transformation theory found in his book titled Truth and Method (German: Wahrheit und Methode, first edition in 1960) has transformed this ritual into an art capable of influencing its original meaning. Data were collected by observation, interview, documentation, and reconstruction, and were analyzed by interpretative and qualitative descriptive analysis. Results show that though the ratok bawak had expounded the meaning of sadness, solidarity, education, politeness, prestige and discord, the transformed ratok bawak illustrates the meaning of aesthetics, education (norm, tradition, and social), imagination, expressive creativity, creation and appreciation. Santrauka Taikant kokybinį metodą ir remiantis hermeneutiniu požiūriu, šiame tyrime nagrinėjama apraudojimo tradicija ratok bawak, gyvuojanti minangkabau kultūrinėje etninėje grupėje, įsikūrusioje Bukik Limbuku regione (Pajakumbu miestelis, Sumatra, Indonezija). Šiame regione vartojama indoneziečių kalba, laikomasi minangkabau tradicijų ir gyvuoja matrilinijinė sistema. Regiono gyventojai turi savo vadą, jo valdymas grindžiamas paprotine teise, o ratok bawak tradicija taikoma tik laidojant regiono vadą. Tačiau, remiantis Hanso-Georgo Gadamerio transformacijos teorija, pristatoma knygoje Tiesa ir Metodas (vok. Wahrheit und Methode, pirmasis leidimas 1960 m.), šis ritualas transformuojamas į meną, turinčiu įtakos jo pirminei prasmei. Duomenys buvo renkami atliekant stebėjimus, imant interviu, taikant dokumentavimą ir rekonstravimą, o analizuojami pasitelkiant interpretacijos ir kokybinio aprašymo metodus. Rezultatai atskleidžia, kad, nors ratok bawak tradicijai buvo priskiriamos liūdesio, solidarumo, ugdymo, mandagumo, prestižo ir nesantaikos prasmės, tačiau transformuotoji ratok bawak tradicija iliustruoja estetikos, išsilavinimo (normų, tradicijų ir socialumo), vaizduotės, išraiškingo kūrybiškumo, kūrybos ir pripažinimo prasmes. Reikšminiai žodžiai: ratok bawak, regionas, ritualas, šou menas, transformacija.
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region
ritual
show art
transformation
url https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/CS/article/view/10326
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