Implementation and function of baris jangkang dance in the hindu religious ritual in nusa penida-bali
International Journal of Development Research
Implementation and function of baris jangkang dance in the hindu religious ritual in nusa penida-bali
Received 05th March, 2018; Received in revised form 22nd April, 2018; Accepted 26th May, 2018; Published online 28th June, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Made Karda. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The Baris Jangkang is a Hindu Balinese religious ritual dance which still exists today and is sacred, because it has a very unitary cultural value and contains sacred and magical values. The objective of the research is to implement the Baris Jangkang Dance at a Hindu religious ceremony in the village of Pelilit Nusa Penida Bali. The research method used is descriptive qualitative based on social theory and symbolic interactionism covering observation, identification and interviewing several respondents. The results showed that the implementation and function of Baris Jangkang dance in the village of Pelilit basically provide benefits on the safety of inner birth for the community of Pelilit Nusa Penida Bali village and staged during the ceremony of god yadnya, yadnya man and Ngaben ceremony. While its function is to heal the sick, grant the request to have a descend or pay vows. Baris Jangkang Dance needs to be maintained and preserved because it has uniqueness, sacredness and has a very high magical value, especially for Pelilit village Nusa Penida Bali.