Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Studies (ICCUS 2023)

Macapat Song as a Representation in Religiosity of Sapta Darma Adherents

Authors
Antonius Sukoco1, *, Widodo Aribowo1, Prasetya Adi Wisnu Wibowo1
1Magister Program, Department of Cultural Studies, University of Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: antonius.sukoco@student.uns.ac.id
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Antonius Sukoco
Available Online 12 February 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-212-5_9How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Tembang Macapat; representation; religiosity; Sapta Darma
Abstract

The purpose of this research is for showing representation of the religiosity of Sapta Darma adherents in macapat songs as part of their religious rituals. The method of this research is qualitative descriptive with representation theory from Stuart Hall. This type of research emphasizes in analyzing disclosure representation and relations among existing data and also functioning to interprete the text of Macapat in Wedha Dharma letter that is still singing in Sapta Darma ritual until now. The results of this research show that three doctrines related with religiosity of Sapta Darma adherents, those are sujud as main ritual practice, Wewarah Pitu and Sesanti as guidelines for their believed and behave in life. Macapat have an important position for Sapta Darma adherents, apart from being an accompanying ritual, it is also a means of education and cultural preservation. Another research result is that Tembang Macapat has an important position for Sapta Darma adherents, namely as a ritual accompaniment, as a means of education and as a form of cultural preservation. The representation of the religiosity of Sapta Darma adherents in macapat songs shows that the religiosity of Sapta Darma adherents is related to the concept of the origin of life, the concept of the unity of humans with God and the concept of living happily in the world.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Studies (ICCUS 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
12 February 2024
ISBN
978-2-38476-212-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-212-5_9How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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