Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia
A symbol has a specific meaning and represents the user’s conception, way of thinking, and interpretation. This study aimed to analyze the symbolic interactions of the Manggarai ethnic funeral rite. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documents. The results of the analysis showe...
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| author | Hieronimus Canggung Darong Erna Mena Niman Stanislaus Guna |
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| description | A symbol has a specific meaning and represents the user’s conception, way of thinking, and interpretation. This study aimed to analyze the symbolic interactions of the Manggarai ethnic funeral rite. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documents. The results of the analysis showed that the symbols are employed as a spiritual and social tool to aid understanding of the outside world as well as to describe and learn the transcendent secret world, such as the “truth of being”. Therefore, the symbols used reflect the interpersonal relations with others, ancestors, and God, called socio-theological relations, and profound philosophy of existence, as they are extremely vulnerable and totally reliant on their predecessors and God. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b590afc4a52e42a48e47e5a30bb4f21a2023-08-13T00:49:10ZengUral Federal UniversityChanging Societies & Personalities2587-61042587-89642023-07-017215017210.15826/csp.2023.7.2.235436Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, IndonesiaHieronimus Canggung Darong0Erna Mena Niman1Stanislaus Guna2Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus (St. Paul Catholic University of Indonesia), Ruteng, IndonesiaUniversitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus (St. Paul Catholic University of Indonesia), Ruteng, IndonesiaUniversitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus (St. Paul Catholic University of Indonesia), Ruteng, IndonesiaA symbol has a specific meaning and represents the user’s conception, way of thinking, and interpretation. This study aimed to analyze the symbolic interactions of the Manggarai ethnic funeral rite. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documents. The results of the analysis showed that the symbols are employed as a spiritual and social tool to aid understanding of the outside world as well as to describe and learn the transcendent secret world, such as the “truth of being”. Therefore, the symbols used reflect the interpersonal relations with others, ancestors, and God, called socio-theological relations, and profound philosophy of existence, as they are extremely vulnerable and totally reliant on their predecessors and God.https://changing-sp.com/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/436 |
| spellingShingle | Hieronimus Canggung Darong Erna Mena Niman Stanislaus Guna Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia Changing Societies & Personalities |
| title | Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia |
| title_full | Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia |
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| title_short | Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia |
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| url | https://changing-sp.com/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/436 |
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