RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BATU BELARIK FOLKTALE AS INHERITANCE REJANG COMMUNITY CULTURE : RESEARCH ETHNOGRAPHY

Abstract

Folk tales are part from inheritance culture intangibles that have function strategic in represent identity culture and values life inside society. However, the existence of folklore facing various challenge consequence decline tradition oral, various change social, as well as limited systematic documentation. One of the folklore that experienced condition This is Batu Belarik folklore. Study This aim reconstruct Batu Belarik folk tale as inheritance culture Rejang community through approach ethnography. Research use method qualitative with design ethnography. Data collected through observation participatory, interview in-depth, documentation, and recording field involving figure customs, cultural figures, elders society and speakers folk tales. Data analysis was carried out in a way gradually through domain analysis, taxonomy, componential, and finding theme culture for reveal structure narrative, variation speech, and meaning the culture contained in story. Research results show existence variations in elements plot, characters, setting and presentation events, but all over version still maintain structure story and theme essential culture. Reconstruction produce composed narrative based on synthesis various type with consider context social Rejang society. In addition, research identify values culture that reflects respect to customs, mutual cooperation, responsibility responsibility, leadership, caring to environment, as well as values education character. Reconstruction results expected become documentation scientific contributions to preservation inheritance culture Rejang community and become runway for development of revitalization programs culture and its use in learning media and digital media.