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
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.