Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java

Kampung Kuta is one of the Sundanese traditional villages in West Java. They believe in the myth of the sacred forest and the origin of their ancestors which is preserved by the phrase of amanah and taboos. This article aims to analyze the indigenous religion of Kampung Kuta community. The study foc...

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Main Author: Husnul Qodim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung 2019-12-01
Series:Wawasan
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Online Access:https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/jw/article/view/7746
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description Kampung Kuta is one of the Sundanese traditional villages in West Java. They believe in the myth of the sacred forest and the origin of their ancestors which is preserved by the phrase of amanah and taboos. This article aims to analyze the indigenous religion of Kampung Kuta community. The study focuses on analyzing the relationship between social, economic and religious structures as its constituent elements. Using an ethnographic studies based on structural functionalism theory, this study shows that the religious construction of Kampung Kuta has a mutually influential relationship with both economic and social structures. The economic structure depends on the livelihoods of farming and gardening which are determined by the changing seasons and natural phenomenon. This then created religious structures that were magical and ritualistic. The people believe that the forest and their places are surrounded by cosmic forces of the Sacred. Various myths and beliefs in the common origins of ancestors influence the structure of social life to preserve the nature together. It can be reflected in the kinship system, social solidarity between relatives, social harmony and lifestyle of simplicity.
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spelling doaj.art-619c1cc1cdd64dcfb2a0077500163fe62022-12-21T21:23:18ZengUniversitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati BandungWawasan2527-32132502-34892019-12-014214416010.15575/jw.v4i2.77463305Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West JavaHusnul Qodim0(Scopus Author ID: 57205029879) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati BandungKampung Kuta is one of the Sundanese traditional villages in West Java. They believe in the myth of the sacred forest and the origin of their ancestors which is preserved by the phrase of amanah and taboos. This article aims to analyze the indigenous religion of Kampung Kuta community. The study focuses on analyzing the relationship between social, economic and religious structures as its constituent elements. Using an ethnographic studies based on structural functionalism theory, this study shows that the religious construction of Kampung Kuta has a mutually influential relationship with both economic and social structures. The economic structure depends on the livelihoods of farming and gardening which are determined by the changing seasons and natural phenomenon. This then created religious structures that were magical and ritualistic. The people believe that the forest and their places are surrounded by cosmic forces of the Sacred. Various myths and beliefs in the common origins of ancestors influence the structure of social life to preserve the nature together. It can be reflected in the kinship system, social solidarity between relatives, social harmony and lifestyle of simplicity.https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/jw/article/view/7746religionindigenous peoplemythsocial harmony.
spellingShingle Husnul Qodim
Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
Wawasan
religion
indigenous people
myth
social harmony.
title Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
title_full Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
title_fullStr Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
title_full_unstemmed Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
title_short Kampung Kuta Religion: Social, Economic and Religious Structures of Indigenous Community in West Java
title_sort kampung kuta religion social economic and religious structures of indigenous community in west java
topic religion
indigenous people
myth
social harmony.
url https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/jw/article/view/7746
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