The Function of Water in Sundanese Tales

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200325.051How to use a DOI?

Keywords

comparative literature, function of water, Sundanese tales

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the comparison of the function of water within Sundanese tales and the hypnogram of Sundanese tales which mentions water elements. The method used in this research was an analysis descriptive method with the structural and intertextual approach. This study was literature-based research which includes 17 Sundanese tales mentioning water elements. From the analysis, the functions of water in the tales are as a cure for diseases, as the origin of a place name, as a borderline mark, as the causes of a disaster, as daily necessities, and as a forbidden item. The tales that were analyzed had a complete structure and functions of water in each tale containing differences and similarities. The hypnogram of water elements within the tales originates from religious books, customs and culture of the people, and the preceding tales.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nesa Wara Puspita
AU  - Ruhaliah
AU  - Ruswendi Permana
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/31
TI  - The Function of Water in Sundanese Tales
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 46
EP  - 50
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200325.051
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200325.051
ID  - Puspita2020
ER  -