The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak

This research is about the Nyangahant ritual in the culture of the Salako community in Kampung Pueh, Lundu, Sarawak. The Nyangahant ritual is the main ritual in the culture of the Salako community. To ensure that the rituals performed achieve the purpose and goal, the Nyangahant ritual must be perfo...

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Main Authors: Chelum, Alexander, Magiman, Mohamad Maulana, Tugau, Mangai, Mohd Saufi, Bokhari, Semsolbahri, Salleh, Norhuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Online Jounal of Qualitative Inquiry 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95548/1/The%20Nyangahant%20ritual%20in%20the%20culture%20of%20Salako%20community%20at%20Kampung%20Pueh%20Lundu%2C%20Sarawak.pdf
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author Chelum, Alexander
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
Tugau, Mangai
Mohd Saufi
Bokhari, Semsolbahri
Salleh, Norhuda
author_facet Chelum, Alexander
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
Tugau, Mangai
Mohd Saufi
Bokhari, Semsolbahri
Salleh, Norhuda
author_sort Chelum, Alexander
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description This research is about the Nyangahant ritual in the culture of the Salako community in Kampung Pueh, Lundu, Sarawak. The Nyangahant ritual is the main ritual in the culture of the Salako community. To ensure that the rituals performed achieve the purpose and goal, the Nyangahant ritual must be performed according to the prescribed process. The situation is for the purpose of perfection to assure that the wish requested can be accepted by Jubata, the god of the Salako community. The main focus of this research is to identify the meaning of every ritual performed in the Nyangahant ritual in the Salako community. This study uses ethnographic methods for data collection using an ethnographic interview technique that involves the informants who are experts on Nyangahant ritual ceremonies, which are Tuha Adat, Nyangahant craftsmen, headman, and village chief. In addition, observation methods are also widely used in this research to deeply understand the ritual ceremonies of Nyangahant in the studied community. The observation techniques are conducted before, during, and after the Nyangahant ritual ceremony. This study found that the Nyangahant ritual ceremony is the ‘mother’ of all rituals for the Salako community. It became a priority in the executed ritual or other festivals. Moreover, the ritual also a prayer in the praying ceremony to ask for well-being and prosperity spared from all problems, calamities, and misfortune. Although the culture and customs of the Salako community have evolved mainly through the process of modernity in terms of heritage, they still held the ritual as a lifeline in their community.
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spelling upm.eprints-955482023-01-03T06:20:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95548/ The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak Chelum, Alexander Magiman, Mohamad Maulana Tugau, Mangai Mohd Saufi Bokhari, Semsolbahri Salleh, Norhuda This research is about the Nyangahant ritual in the culture of the Salako community in Kampung Pueh, Lundu, Sarawak. The Nyangahant ritual is the main ritual in the culture of the Salako community. To ensure that the rituals performed achieve the purpose and goal, the Nyangahant ritual must be performed according to the prescribed process. The situation is for the purpose of perfection to assure that the wish requested can be accepted by Jubata, the god of the Salako community. The main focus of this research is to identify the meaning of every ritual performed in the Nyangahant ritual in the Salako community. This study uses ethnographic methods for data collection using an ethnographic interview technique that involves the informants who are experts on Nyangahant ritual ceremonies, which are Tuha Adat, Nyangahant craftsmen, headman, and village chief. In addition, observation methods are also widely used in this research to deeply understand the ritual ceremonies of Nyangahant in the studied community. The observation techniques are conducted before, during, and after the Nyangahant ritual ceremony. This study found that the Nyangahant ritual ceremony is the ‘mother’ of all rituals for the Salako community. It became a priority in the executed ritual or other festivals. Moreover, the ritual also a prayer in the praying ceremony to ask for well-being and prosperity spared from all problems, calamities, and misfortune. Although the culture and customs of the Salako community have evolved mainly through the process of modernity in terms of heritage, they still held the ritual as a lifeline in their community. Turkish Online Jounal of Qualitative Inquiry 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95548/1/The%20Nyangahant%20ritual%20in%20the%20culture%20of%20Salako%20community%20at%20Kampung%20Pueh%20Lundu%2C%20Sarawak.pdf Chelum, Alexander and Magiman, Mohamad Maulana and Tugau, Mangai and Mohd Saufi and Bokhari, Semsolbahri and Salleh, Norhuda (2021) The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI), 12 (7). 4341 - 4351. ISSN 1309-6591 https://www.tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/4404
spellingShingle Chelum, Alexander
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
Tugau, Mangai
Mohd Saufi
Bokhari, Semsolbahri
Salleh, Norhuda
The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title_full The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title_fullStr The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title_short The Nyangahant ritual in the culture of Salako community at Kampung Pueh Lundu, Sarawak
title_sort nyangahant ritual in the culture of salako community at kampung pueh lundu sarawak
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95548/1/The%20Nyangahant%20ritual%20in%20the%20culture%20of%20Salako%20community%20at%20Kampung%20Pueh%20Lundu%2C%20Sarawak.pdf
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