Kematian merupakan paradoks kehidupan di dalam komunitas Jawa. Di satu sisi orang diharapkan pada kebinasaan tubuh, tetapi di sisi lain orang tengah mereproduksi kehidupan melalui peristiwa ini. Gagasan tentang hidup bersama dalam komunitas dijaga dan masa depan umat manusia terus menerus dibayangkan manakala kematian menghampirinya. Tulisan ini berusaha mengeksplorasi makna kematian dengan men…
Javanese has lost its Javanese value, is a phrase often said by parents particularly in East Java, to remind the youngs to keep the Javanese culture in mind, either its normn, conducts or arts. Shadow puppets represents one of Javaness arts which has had an on and off existence because of the incoming modern arts which has tremendous exposure and strong impact, especially on the youngs. The stu…
The long and continous interaction process between islamic preaching (da'wa) an javanese culture has resulted in new product of synthetic culture.The emergence of some rituals which shows some combination between local culture form and islamic message is acceptable as far as this acculturation maintains the fundamental spirit of islamic teaching.