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Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-4 | Issue-07 | 511-517
Original Research Article
The Profile of Indung in Sundanese Society (A Socio-Cultural Analysis on the Role of Sunan Ambu, Dewi Sri and Rongeng)
Endang Caturwati
Published : July 30, 2019
DOI : 10.21276/sjhss.2019.4.7.12
Abstract
The research discusses the profile of Indung in Sundanese society, namely Sunan Ambu, Dewi Sri, and Ronggeng. It is conducted as an effort to unravel the existence of woman as indung or mother that has been influencing many aspects of life of Sundanese society. All those three actors have very dominant role both in social and internal aspect. The figure purpose of the research is to identify the process of value change in a series of time, particularly the change in their function caused by the particular circumstances during the past colonial era. The research employs descriptive-analytical methodology with qualitative approach, and focuses its analysis on process, event and authenticity. The findings of the research suggests that either the of Sunan Ambu, Dewi Sri or Ronggeng, have a multi-dimensional character: namely (1) as a woman who is responsible for human kind‟s life sustainability, (2) as a mother or indung, (3) as a protector and life-giver, the character of which are deeply embedded in those three figures. Those characters are manifestation of”the existence and identity of Sundanese woman” that always inspire the true meaning of life for the human kind.
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