Reflection of the Cosmology of the Headband of the Selo Community on the Sedekah Gunung Merapi

Keywords

cosmology, headband, sedekah gunung

Abstract

This study aims to understand and explain the aesthetic symbol of headband worn by the Selo people in the Merapi mountain alms ritual in relation to cosmology. Using interdisciplinary theoretical studies, with a qualitative descriptive approach, the author tries to explain this problem holistically and deeply. There are eleven kinds of headbands worn by the Selo community in the Mount Merapi alms ritual ceremony, which function pragmatically, aesthetically, ethically, which has a social and transcendental dimension. The square shape of the headband symbolizes the four passions that exist in human beings, namely, anger, aluamah, sufiah, and mutmainah. The four passions are managed in harmony to protect the mind. The square sheet is diagonally folded into a triangular shape with three angles that reflect the cosmological attitude of the Selo people, who always try to maintain the harmony and regularity of the relationship between the environment, humans, and God. On the other hand, the triangle shape is also meant as a symbol of integrity, namely the union between mind, feeling, and will in humans. It can be concluded that in the aesthetic symbol the headband reflects the views of the society towards its cosmos.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Purwanto Purwanto
PY  - 2019/05
DA  - 2019/05
TI  - Reflection of the Cosmology of the Headband of the Selo Community on the Sedekah Gunung Merapi
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Arts and Culture (ICONARC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 102
EP  - 104
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125911172
ID  - Purwanto2019/05
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