Kris has been known as a sacred object; and often passed down by the owner to their descendants as inheritance. Through this process the assumption about Kris as the sacred object is maintained. However, nowadays, people no longer consider Kris as a valuable and sacred object as before, and some of them refuse to inherit a Kris from their parents. This research describes the meaning of Kris for people who inherit it from their parents and ancestors; what is their attitude toward Kris and how their attitude may represent the desacralization of Kris. This research was conducted in an ethnographic approach. Data collected through observation, in-depth interviews and literature review. Clifford Geertz’s symbolic interpretation theory was used as the framework of analysis. Findings of this research suggest that the heirs of Kris often interpret it as an ordinary object; and they no longer view the essence and nobility of Kris. This view leads them to develop skepticism towards the mystical phenomenon of Kris. Sometimes, they even refuse to inherit Kris due to social, cultural and religious considerations. In some cases, they consider Kris as a burden to them. These phenomena demonstrated how Kris loses its sacred dimension nowadays.

Abstract Myths become an integral part of society’s social and cultural life. This research examines the myth of rambut gimbal (dreadlock) as the cultural identity that is formed amids cultural commodification. This research finds that the identity formation does not occur at the micro but rather at the meso and makro level.  At the meso level, Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis) plays its role in identity formation and the commodification of myth. At the macro level,  government’s effort to promote rambut gimbal cutting ceremony as one of cultural festivals and tourism commodity demonstrates a formal legitimation of the cultural identity and the myth commodification. Keywords: commodification, Dieng, ethnogenesis, myth, gimbal, identity AbstrakMitos menjadi bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari kehidupan sosial dan budaya masyarakat. Penelitian ini membahas kaitan antara mitos dengan pembentukan identitas budaya pada suatu masyarakat ditengah terjadinya komodifikasi budaya. Penelitian ini menitikberatkan pada kajian mengenai proses pembentukan identitas budaya oleh masyarakat di dataran tinggi Dieng melalui pelestarian mitos rambut gimbal dan proses komodifikasi mitos rambut gimbal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses pembentukan identitas dan komodifikasi rambut gimbal tidak terjadi di aras mikro tetapi di aras meso dan makro. Pada aras meso, Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis) berperan dalam pembentukan identitas dan komodifikasi mitos. Pada aras makro, pemerintah berperan dalam memberikan legitimasi formal pada identitas yang dibentuk di level meso. Kata kunci: Komodifikasi, Dieng, etnogenesis, mitos, gimbal, identitas

This paper discusses the relationship between ethnic identity and diversity management by the state, based on the case of the Indo people in the Netherlands. As descendants of mixed-marriage between persons from different ethnic groups who were also unequals in Netherland-Indies colonial society, their citizenship status changes from the colonial period to the decolonization period in the Indies, and eventually in the post-colonial Netherlands. The data is obtained from a qualitative research that consists of literature study and interviews with Indo people and an Indo organization in The Netherlands. Indo identity and culture contain ‘foreignness’ and ‘nativeness’, which could bring advantages or disadvantages, or even threaten their very existence, in different contexts of diversity management by the state. The study found different practices of indoness between three Indo generations in the Netherlands. Intergenerational Indo experiences has constructed a relatively open disposition among the younger generation on their identity and tolerance towards others in the increasingly multicultural Netherlands.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kondisi bangsa Indonesia yang perlu mengupayakan pertanian berkelanjutan, demi tercapainya kebutuhan akan komoditas pangan dan pencapaian SDGs. Adapun penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi tradisi dalam panen pada masyarakat sunda di Kabupaten Bandung Barat yang mampu mendorong keberlanjutan pertanian, yakni tradisi upacara nyalin dan upacara ngamandian munding. Desain penelitian kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Pengumpulan data dilakaksanakan melalui wawancara bersama dua pemangku adat dan beberapa informan penunjang lainnya. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan mereduksi, menyajikan, dan menarik kesimpulan data. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa upacara nyalin merupakan tradisi dalam proses panen yang sarat akan penumbuhan rasa syukur, sikap lembut dan kehati-hatian dalam proses panen. Adapun upacara ngamandian munding merupakan kegiatan memandikan kerbau pasca-panen sebagai simbol terima kasih dan permohonan maaf atas kesalahan yang menimpa fisik maupun batin kerbau. Kesimpulannya adalah bahwasanya kedua tradisi tersebut layak menjadi warisan budaya takbenda yang mampu untuk mendorong pertanian berkelanjutan yang terbukti secara ilmiah.

Discussing alcohol, many dimensions will likely to involve: social, history, culture, politics, economy and literature. Like rubbing salt into the wounds, the government stakeholders and media use bootleg liquor (oplosan) as a proof to their rational misconception to corner the victims or communities, saying that they have “low awareness of the danger of alcohol.” It seem that they, the government and media, ignore its intricate structures which enable those deadly liquors to flare. This paper, therefore, would like to observe broader picture of the reality of alcohol in a society, focusing on the ignored dimensions of dominant discourse.Keywords : Alcohol, culture, rationality, bootleg liquor (oplosan)

This study discusses social capital mapping on local fashion creative industries and fashion festival in Trademark Market festival in Bandung. This study views Trademark Market festival as a social domain rather than merely economy domain which consists of social capitals that is worked for the concern of creative economy. Trademark Market festival played its role as a venue for local brands to do selling, branding, and social networking with other parties. This study applied qualitative method, in particularly ethnography. The data collection technique included observation, interviews, literature study, and documentation. The data is presented chronologically; pre-, during, and after the-festival. The study suggests three types of social capital building being the fashion festival: (1) bonding relationship that is sharing session among local creative industry actors, independent festival that is held by local brands, coveying information about fashion festival among tenants, and using friend’s merit as a catalog model, (2) bridging relationship, can be seen repeated orders by customer due to ‘Loyal to Customer’ vision, privilege for local brands to be accepted as tenant on curation process, and (3) linking relationship, can be seen on the recruitment of booth keeper by tenants and festival crew, by the trust of tenant candidates due to the luxuriousness of the festival, and also wholesale buy-and-sell transaction with the third party.

Traditional market has been the main provider of various spices and herbs. This research aims to describe spices and herbs being traded in Warungkondang traditional market, West Java. It also aims to describe how people use those spices and herbs for various purposes such as seasonings, traditional medicine, as well as kias (amulet). This research was conducted using a qualitative method, in particular ethnography. Data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews. This research identifies 32 species of spices and herbs being traded in the market. Among those, 21 species  have been used not only for seasonings but also as traditional medicines, and kias. Cikur (Kaempferia galanga), honje (Etlingera elatior), jahe (Zingiber officinale), koneng (Curcuma longa), and laja (Alpinia galanga) are the most widely used spices and herbs. Parents and family members as well as electronic mass media have been the main sources of knowledge about spices and herbs, and its benefit. In Warungkondang market, knowledge about spices and herbs has been exchanged among buyers and sellers. This indicates the crucial role of traditional market which is not only serves as provider of spices and herbs, but also as the place where knowledge about it has been preserved and exchanged.

Consuming Music in the Digital Age merupakan buku yang dapat membantu pembaca untuk memahami manusia melalui musik. Musik di dalam buku ini dipandang sebagai sesuatu yang selalu berhubungan dengan kehidupan sehari-hari. Buku ini membahas cara manusia menggunakan musik dan peran musik dalam kehidupan pendengarnya. Penggunaan musik ditelusuri melalui teknologi musik era digital yang digunakan oleh para pendengar. Teknologi musik diartikan sebagai suatu alat yang digunakan untuk menulis, merekam, memproduksi, memasarkan, dan mendengarkan musik. Contoh dari teknologi musik yang sering disebutkan pada buku ini adalah iPod, Vinyl, mp3, radio, handphone, dan laptop. Kaitan antara musik, teknologi musik, dan kehidupan sehari-hari tersebut dilihat dari sudut pandang sosiologi musik.

This study describes change of people’s behavior in Debong Kidul, Tegal, in response to global policies due to Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic that emerged since the beginning of 2020 has significant impact to human life around the world, including changing people’s physical interaction. This research applied qualitative methods. Data of this study were collected through direct observation, online interviews, and literature study. The finding of this study suggests that the global health policy on physical distancing was responded by the Government of Tegal by issuing local regulations to prohibit the handshaking habit during the Covid-19 pandemic. This regulation has reduced people’s habit of handshaking. However, people has adopted a new habit to substitute handsake during the social interaction by smiling.

This study  describes the dynamics of the revitalization and development of the historic city (Program Penataan dan Pembangunan Kota Pusaka) in Lasem District, Rembang Regency, Central Java. This program  has been carried out by the ministry of public works and housing to revitalize historic areas in Indonesia The  implementation of the program has brought some social dynamics and controversy in particular related to the impact of the program to the deterioration of the cultural heritage This study aims to demonstrate how various buildings and structures of the cultural heritage, as part of non-human actors, also play a significant role in social dynamics. This ethnographic study uses Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotic approach to explore various signs from various human and non-human actors in social reality. The findings of this study show that the  non-human actors have an essential role in the social dynamics and meaning making of the Heritage City Planning and Development Program. In particular, it has a significant role to affect and being affected by human action.

Kekerasan berbasis gender (KBG) masih menjadi persoalan yang terus-menerus terjadi dalam masyarakat Indonesia, diperkuat oleh norma patriarki yang memarginalkan penyintas. Penelitian ini mengkaji strategi Yayasan Jaringan Relawan Independen (JaRI) dalam meningkatkan kesadaran publik dan memberikan pendampingan bagi penyintas di tengah konteks sosial-budaya yang seringkali belum berperspektif korban. Dengan metode etnografi, data dikumpulkan melalui observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam dengan pendiri, pengurus, serta relawan JaRI di Bandung, serta analisis dokumen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa JaRI menerapkan model berbasis komunitas yang mengintegrasikan kampanye publik, program pelatihan, dan layanan pendampingan penyintas yang berfokus pada tiga pilar utama: dukungan psikologis, medis, dan hukum. Meskipun strategi ini berhasil meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat, JaRI masih menghadapi tantangan signifikan, termasuk resistensi budaya, stigma sosial, dan keterbatasan sumber daya organisasi. Penelitian ini menegaskan pentingnya gerakan sosial akar rumput dalam mendekonstruksi relasi kuasa patriarkis dan mendorong transformasi sosial menuju keadilan gender. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga memberikan kontribusi bagi kajian antropologi mengenai advokasi berbasis komunitas dan peran organisasi lokal dalam menangani KBG.

Artikel ini membahas Ruwatan Murwakala sebagai salah satu bentuk ritus peralihan di Jawa. Ritual sakral terkait daur hidup ini masih dilaksanakan oleh masyarakat Jawa dan masih dianggap relevan. Ritus ini juga menjadi bagian dari tradisi lisan dan tulisan yang bersifat tangible dan intangible. Merujuk pada konsep Van Gennep mengenai  ritus peralihan, ritual ini memiliki tahapan sesuai tahapan dalam ritus peralihan manusia yaitu separations atau rites of separation (perpisahan) pada tahap pertama, marge atau rites of liminal (peralihan) pada tahap kedua, dan aggregation atau rites of incorporation (pemulihan) pada tahap ketiga. Artikel ini juga mendiskusikan peran penting dalang dalam prosesi ritual. Ia tidak hanya berperan memimpin ritual tetapi juga berperan sebagai mediator bagi terwujudnya keseimbangan tertib kosmos dalam masyarakat; yang ditandai adanya hubungan harmonis antara sesama manusia dengan kekuatan gaib dan alam semesta. Kata kunci: Ritus, Ruwatan, Murwakala, Daur hidup, Tradisi lisan

Climate change requires people to find the best strategy to adapt. One way to find an effective strategy is to identify knowledge about climate and climate change in the community. This knowledge is inseparable from the gender dimension. By understanding the gender dimension in knowledge about climate and it changes in society, this study can contribute to find effective adaptation strategies in coping climate change. This article was written using the literature study method, by classifying and analyzing secondary data from various article sources in the form of case examples in various regions. The results show that there are differences between women's and men's knowledge about climate, both how to predict the weather and climate, as well as changes in climate variability and the causes of change. In terms of climate predictions knowledge, women pay more attention to climate prediction indicators in the neighborhood where they live, while men pay more attention to climate prediction indicators around the fields where they work. In terms of knowledge about climate change, there are differences in knowledge about the causes of climate change. Women have less knowledge about the causes of climate change than men. This is because women experience limited access to education and sources of information. A just and sustainable climate adaptation strategy needs to take gender dimensions into account and involve women and men equally, because gaps in the level of knowledge will hinder strategies for adapting to climate change.

This study aims to explore the folklore and social dynamics at Pandansari Village, focusing particularly on Embel Hamlet. This study employs observational methods, in-depth interviews, and literature review. The research finds that Pandansari villagers often share folklore and engage in social activities during gatherings known as Garang, typically held in the warmth of their kitchens with family members. Garang serves as a conduit for transmitting cultural narratives and social customs, fostering a deeper understanding of the moral values upheld by farmers in nurturing familial and societal bonds. Furthermore, this study underscores the significance of local wisdom embodied in folklore and social practices such as Telaga Ranjeng, Gua Jepang, Tuk Bening, gamelan, and Ratiban at Pandansari Village. Shedding light on these aspects, this paper contributes to our comprehension of folklore and social dynamics prevalent in mountain communities, enriching our collective knowledge.

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This paper shows how physical reconstructions and managerial development of the Jakarta Arts Center -Taman Ismail Marzuki (PKJ-TIM), have changed the role of artists at that arts center. TIM which has been established for 50 years is the largest arts center in Jakarta, and eventually became a hub for national and international artistic exchanges. This study uses a conceptual framework relating the locality to supralocal structures, to see TIM as a public space as well as a social space that form the sense of place among the artists. The research method used is ethnography. Data was collected through participant-observation, in-depth interviews, literature reviews, and documentation. The study found that social relationships between artists and their peers inside and outside of TIM, the TIM management, the public at TIM and with the physical environment of TIM, create a sense of place for artists. There are differences in the role of TIM artists in the past (during the reign of DKI Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin) and at present, following subsequent shifts of DKI Jakarta administration. The place has undergone several restorations. The role of artists in TIM has been slowly reduced from being active actors and managers of art activities at TIM, to only being art performers. The changes have decreased the artists’ interest of TIM as a center for their artistic enterprise. In the artists’ language, TIM has become a place for art activities that lose the spirit of artistry. In conclusion, changes in the artists’ role at the TIM is related to the wider structure, namely the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta, and their relations with fellow artist and arts institutions at the local, national, and even international level.

Small talk serves as a societal effort to foster interactions among individuals. This linguistic habit plays a vital role in maintaining the stability of social interactions. A similar phenomenon is observed in Pulau Penyengat, where small talk is deeply ingrained in the community's daily life. Instead of using the conventional phrase "how are you," the people of Pulau Penyengat employ a unique term, "tak ade". This term opens a window into understanding the patterns of small talk and its significance in the lives of the island's residents. This qualitative study employs an ethnographic approach. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and literature review. The analysis involved three stages: data reduction, triangulation, and verification or conclusion drawing. The findings reveal four distinct patterns of small talk in Pulau Penyengat: speech context, actor patterns, pronunciation patterns, and the usage patterns of "tak ade". Additionally, the research identifies a categorization of community groups based on how they interpret "tak ade" in their small talk habits. These groups consist of the noble Melayu and the commoner Melayu.

AbstrakBuku ini berisi sepuluh bab yang berusaha menjelaskan fase-fase sejarah Sukabumi. Penulis menyusun kerangka buku ini tidak secara linear historis tetapi berdasarkan kisah yang mempengaruhi sejarah, baik orang maupun peristiwa yang menjadi bahan pembicaraan.

This research describes the lives and development program of visually impaired people in Bandung. This research applied the descriptive-qualitative method in particular life history model. The data were collected through observation and interview. The results of this research suggest that visually impaired people, especially caused due to accidents are depressed and helpless. They overcome depression in various ways, one of them by participating in empowerment activity. In this activity, they gain massage skills that later become their mainstays of livelihood.

Ketika angka kesehatan di Indonesia masih jauh dari target MDG’S (sekarang diganti de-ngan Sustainable Development Goals/ SDG’s) pemerintah bertanya-tanya mengenai penyebabnya. Ternyata, masalah kesehatan menjadi semakin kompleks ketika pendekatan rasional belum memberikan hasil yang optimal dalam menangani masalah kesehatan. Oleh karena itu, isu kearifan lokal dirasa penting untuk diangkat ke permukaan sebagai salah satu cara dalam menyelesaikan masalah kesehatan di Indonesia. Buku ini membahas tentang berbagai macam penyakit dan cara penyembuhannya di Pulau Buru yang kaitannya masih sangat erat dengan kepercayaan dan kebudayaan setempat serta kondisi masyarakat Buru yang masih sangat sulit untuk mendapatkan pengobatan modern.