Representation of Life Philosophy through the Sekapur Sirih Symbol in the Implementation of Gawai Dayak Ritual in West Kalimantan

Herlina Herlina, Andayani Andayani, Herman J. Waluyo, Budhi Setiawan

2017

Abstract

The research background is the researcher’s interest in the strong character of the Dayak tribe in West Kalimantan. The Dayak tribe is one of tribe that is known for their uniqueness, perseverance and obedience holding and carrying on traditions derived from their ancestors. One of the traditions that is still practiced today is the Gawai Dayak ritual. At the implementation of the Dayak Gawai ritual, there is one offering that was always used, namely sekapur sirih. The research is aimed at reviewing the philosophical meaning of sekapur sirih and how this philosophy works in Dayak life generally in West Kalimantan. This research used a descriptive qualitative method with pragmatic semiotics approach. The data were taken from Gawai Dayak ritual using observation and recording techniques. The research results indicated that generally the use of sekapur sirih symbols represented philosophy in establishing social relations that must be accompanied by binding ethic and rules.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Herlina H., Andayani A., Waluyo H. and Setiawan B. (2017). Representation of Life Philosophy through the Sekapur Sirih Symbol in the Implementation of Gawai Dayak Ritual in West Kalimantan.In The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE, ISBN 978-989-758-332-2, pages 576-579. DOI: 10.5220/0007171205760579

in Bibtex Style

@conference{conaplin and icollite17,
author={Herlina Herlina and Andayani Andayani and Herman J. Waluyo and Budhi Setiawan},
title={Representation of Life Philosophy through the Sekapur Sirih Symbol in the Implementation of Gawai Dayak Ritual in West Kalimantan},
booktitle={The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,},
year={2017},
pages={576-579},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007171205760579},
isbn={978-989-758-332-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,
TI - Representation of Life Philosophy through the Sekapur Sirih Symbol in the Implementation of Gawai Dayak Ritual in West Kalimantan
SN - 978-989-758-332-2
AU - Herlina H.
AU - Andayani A.
AU - Waluyo H.
AU - Setiawan B.
PY - 2017
SP - 576
EP - 579
DO - 10.5220/0007171205760579