International Conference on Local Wisdom - 2019, International Conference on Local Wisdom - 2019

PRESERVATION OF LOCAL CULTURE WISDOM VALUES OF KEAN SANTANG WAWACAN IN ANCIENT SUNDANESE TEXT: A FILOLOGICAL AND ETHNOPEDAGOGICAL STUDY

 Dedi Koswara

 Abstract


This research entitled ” Preservation of Local Culture Wisdom Values of Kean Santang wawacan in Ancient Sundanese Text: A Philological and Ethno-pedagogical study". The purpose of this study is (1) to describe and transliterate Kean Santang wawacan script from Arabic-Pegon into Latin letters, (2) to describe the formal structure and narrative structure of Kean Santang Wawacan, and (3) to describe the ethno-pedagogical values contained in  Kean Santang wawacan script. The method employed in this study is the study of philology to transliterate ancient Sundanese script from Arabic-Pegon into Latin script, as one of technology transfer effort from traditional work pattern to modern technology. Therefore, the descriptive and transliteration techniques are applied. The literature study is used to understand the elements of  Kean Santang wawacan story covering themes and problems, story facts (plot, character, background) and story devices (title, point of view, style, and tone) contained in this ancient Sundanese script. This research collaborated three approaches, namely philology approach, literary approach, and ethno-pedagogical approach. Philological research findings revealed the following facts: (a) Kean Santang wawacan writer is not always consistent in writing letters, lack of understanding about the rules of making pupuh; the use of punctuation in the text studied is not homogeneous, especially the punctuation for pupuh alteration; while based on the results of literary research it is shown that Kean Santang wawacan has a formal and narrative structure as commonly it required. Based on philological and literary research findings it is known that Kean Santang wawacan contains values of local cultural wisdom education (ethno-pedagogy) related to the purpose of life and postulate of Sundanese people i.e.hirup bagja, aman, tingtrim ngahenang-ngahening, luhur darajat, ngeunah angen-ngeunah angeun, sampurna dunya aherat. Hurip waras, cageur bageur, bener, pinter, jujur, ludeung, silih asih, silih asuh, silih asah, sinegertengah. Briefly, these views are implied in the phrase: glory, happiness, serenity and tranquillity, freedom, peace, salvation, perfection, healthy life, rightful, smart, honest, brave, loving, caring, intellectual, and proportional.

Keywords


wawacan; philology; ethnopedagogy