Research Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 201-204
Karonese Perception on the "Si Beru Dayang" Folk Myth
Haris Sutan Lubis, Ikhwanuddin Nasution, Emma Marsella
Department of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Haris Sutan Lubis
ABSTRACT
The folk myth "Si Beru Dayang" is one of intangible heritages in North Sumatra and belongs to Karo society. The myth is still believed by Karonese and inherited orally because it has local wisdom that each Karonese should know. The research was carried out as efforts to prevent the extinction of Karonese cultural heritage because this heritage is potential to build mental development in North Sumatra. This paper aims at describing Karonese perception on the values of local wisdom contained in the myth. The research was qualitative descriptive using observational and interviewing techniques. Data was analyzed by sociology of literature approach focusing on a number of folkloric and mythical concepts in the myth. The approach always tries to understand the social action and life of society as complex, interconnected, dependent and meaningful networks; moreover, the construction of the social reality possessed by every member of a group, community or society are also paid attention. The results show that Karones perceptions can be devided into two groups; first group remains to believe the myth but the second does not trust it.
Key words: myth, Karonese folklore, Si Beru Dayang, sociology of literature
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