Local wisdom of Balinese Agricultural Rituals

Keywords

agricultural rituals; Balinese farmer community; local wisdom; Tri Hita Karana

Abstract

Balinese society is the society that still holds fast to religious traditions related to agriculture. It is depicted by the various rituals conducted in the agricultural activities. This study attempts to reveal the local wisdom in the agricultural rituals conducted by Balinese farmer community. The data is collected by employing the ethnographic method, conversation, and interview. Then, the data is analyzed utilizing qualitative descriptive method which refers to the applied theories. The results of this study demonstrate that the local wisdom contained in Balinese agricultural rituals comprises the categories of idea including various cultural knowledge, perspectives, values, and practices of Balinese farmer community which are obtained from the ancestor’s heritage. The local wisdom also comprises the ecological wisdom since the ritual in preventing rice pest utilizes natural materials which are environmentally friendly. The local wisdom of the agricultural rituals is the implementation of Balinese Hindu communities’ philosophy of life named Tri Hita Karana, that is the three connections that cause happiness; the connection of human and God (parahyangan), human and community (pawongan), as well as human and nature or environment (palemahan).

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ni Wayan Sartini
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Local wisdom of Balinese Agricultural Rituals
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Cultural Studies (BASA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 116
EP  - 120
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25906076
ID  - Sartini2018/11
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