Summary: | The Research titled Dimension of Local Wisdom Oral Literature of Ternate in the
Perspective of philosophy of culture actually based on the permissive culture of
Indonesia in an era of globalization. Besides the low appreciation of local cultural
values that exist. The purpose of this research to reveal the value of local wisdom
contained in the oral literature of Ternate as part of the cultural artifacts that
actually contains the philosophical values. The value of local wisdom represented
in the oral literature of Ternate is expected to be a solution to the development and
challenges of these era that are increasingly dynamic and complex. This research
is a library research that uses hermeneutics and heuristic methods.
The object of the material in this research are oral traditions and oral
literature of Ternate, whereas formal objects that are used as analytical tools is a
philosophy of culture. methodical study of elements used are description,
historical, abstraction and heuristics. The results obtained in this study were: first:
the oral literature of Ternate, as part of a cultural artifact of philosophy. Second:
correlation of oral literature of Ternate with a researched approach to formal
object has the value local wisdom through traditions, customs prevailing in the
local community. Third: Appreciation of human values and nature (environment).
including an appreciation of the Creator through local knowledge of local
communities, which in fact implies a world view or philosophy of life for the
People of Ternate called philosophy "Jou Ngofangare". Fourth: the Philosophical
Approach of culture as an object of formal research has a "red thread" alignment
between the value of local wisdom with the values contained in the oral literature
of Ternate.
The relevance of this research can provide a sense of local knowledge for
the public to the concept of cultural values according to the perspective of
philosophy. Besides, local wisdom contained in the oral literature of Ternate were
part of the philosophy of human culture that is more humanize. the harmony of
Nature and the Creator is a unity that can not be separated. As reflected in the
cultural wisdom of the nation's outlook on Indonesian way of life with the concept
of Pancasila is "Bhineka Tunggal Ika" as part of the value of local knowledge of
Indonesia which has been deeply rooted in Indonesian culture. through a long
process as a tradition and culture, which until now has been a philosophy and
world view of Indonesia.
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