Perception of Karo People towards Local Wisdom of Folklore “Si Beru Dayang” in Sugihen Village

Emma Marsella

2018

Abstract

“Si Beru Dayang” myth folklore is one of cultural heritage of Sumatera Utara, specifically in Karo regency. A research of Karo people perception toward “Si Beru Dayang” is conducted to avoid cultural extinction of Karonese which could be a conceivable capital of regional development of Sumatera Utara. In particular, this study aims at describing Karo people perception toward values of local wisdom found in “Si Beru Dayang” myth folklore. This research makes use of descriptive qualitative method with observation and interview technic. Recording and keeping note from informants are applied in data collection. Sociology of literature approach is used in analysing data. The approach concerns on several concepts of myth and folklore found in “Si Beru Dayang”. Sociology of literature deals with a strategy of understanding social life as a complex, interconnected, interdependence, and meaningful network. Social life is also regarded as a construction of social reality owned by a group members, community or society. The research result shows that based on Karo peopel perception, myth of folklore “Si Beru Dayang” comprises of two categories namely a group of people who believe the myth and those who do not.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Marsella E. (2018). Perception of Karo People towards Local Wisdom of Folklore “Si Beru Dayang” in Sugihen Village.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 1204-1208. DOI: 10.5220/0010069612041208

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Emma Marsella},
title={Perception of Karo People towards Local Wisdom of Folklore “Si Beru Dayang” in Sugihen Village},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={1204-1208},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010069612041208},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Perception of Karo People towards Local Wisdom of Folklore “Si Beru Dayang” in Sugihen Village
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Marsella E.
PY - 2018
SP - 1204
EP - 1208
DO - 10.5220/0010069612041208