Tuesday, August 2, 2011

History Of Java tribes

Java tribes

Ethnic groups are ethnic Javanese Indonesia bangasa the most numerous, occupying the entire area of Central Java, East Java and West Java they use some of the Java language as a whole, it's just that there are different dialects in certain areas. Ethnic groups including ethnic Javanese who have advanced their culture, because since time immemorial they have a lot of influences from different cultures, such as: kedubayanan Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Europe. After knowing the ethnic groups in Indonesia, the current authors will discuss one of the tribes in the Tribal Indonsia Java.

Kinship Systems in Javanese

In the formulation of the problem there is that problem of how Javanese kinship system. In Javanese kinship system descended from the same mother and father considered his rights, and inheritance inheritance girls with men but, in contrast to many other tribes, which exist in Indonesia. For example, the Batak tribes in North Sumatra, Java does not know the clan system. The composition of ethnic Javanese kinship based on ancestry to both sides of the call or the Parental Bilateral indicating classification system according generations. Although these relationships beyond the nuclear family is not so strict rules, but for the Java relationships with distant family is still important.


Religion in Javanese

The Javanese majority embraced Islam. Some embraced the Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese and flow. People who embrace Javanese Javanese believe that life in this world is set in the universe, so they let go to destiny and being "Nrima" (surrender). Javanese people embraced Islam in differentiated into two "students of Islam" and "Islam Javanese", in addition to the Javanese people still believe in the magic power that exceeds the power of other forces yant called "Kasakten" (magic). It is also believed the spirits of ancestors and spirits as Memedi, tuyul, lelembut and jinn.

In addition to the Javanese people believe certain things that are considered sacred, which can caused the disaster if tintang or ignored. Belief that include:

Belief in Nyi Roro Kidul
The belief in the day of birth (Wathon)
Belief of the days that are considered good
Trust in Nitowong
The belief in shamans prewangan

Java tribal communities especially those in rural areas often hold ceremonies for safety for a particular purpose are usually dipimipin by a "Mudin" the prayer reads. The ceremony like that in grade into 6 types, among others:

Salvation commemorate the life cycle
Salvation associated with village life
Salvation before the wedding
Relating to certain events of salvation
Congratulations to commemorate religious holidays
Commemorate the death of one's salvation.

Kinship TERMS OF THE JAVA BASED MARRIAGE

Capital Mr. Morosepuh Morosepuh
Ipe Ipe Ipe Pripeyan Pripeyan Garwo Ego (I) Ipe
Besan besan

Description:

= Male
= Women

= Married Children Mantu Mantu
= Siblings
= Descendants


Javanese culture

Culture is a characteristic that distinguishes one tribe to another. But that will be discussed are ethnic Javanese cultural center of one of the characteristics of the tribe is the culture of Central Java kingdoms in Java include the existence of a kingdom.

Examples of the kingdom is the kingdom of Mataram. Kingdom of Mataram Yogyakarta is in the lead by a King. From the time that comes monument-building monument of the first major central java, the temples in mainland syiwais soon dieng down Central Java from Sumatra Sailendra dynasty who practice Buddhism unnecessary unless we call here as long as their power only lasts for 60-something years in the west of Yogyakarta is now established in the world of setupa Buddhist Borobudur.

Borobudur Temple was built according to the ancient Javanese tradition as a terraced temple and thus represents the nature raya.dengan Borobudur is a giant mandala in stone, a mystic circle beside the puncture symbolic, as well as having real power that can be produced for the faithful what it symbolized . It may also be that the Borobudur temple and still has another purpose which is a monumental tomb for kings of the ruling dynasty. If so then the Javanese culture taking over foreign religions devoted to the interests of the self, that is to menjawakannya. The tendency is also evident in the replacement jawanisasi sangsakerta language with ancient Javanese language and the development of Java letters that began at that time.

Javanese art

Java System arts community has two types, namely, type of central Java and East Java.

a. Art Central Java types
Being the type of Javanese arts center manifold for example as follows:
1. Dance Example: The art of dance is dance central java type serimpi and dance bambang cakil
2. Tembang art form of folk songs of Java, such as songs Dolanan suwe ora jamu, gek kepiye and pitik tukung
3. Art is a form of puppet theater in Central Java
4. Traditional theater art form of traditional theater in central java include ketoprak.

b. Arts eastern Java types
A form of art as well as the coast and the eastern end of Madura also vary, for example, as follows:
1. Dance and theater among others ngremo dance, dance tayuban and lumping horse dance
2. Art among others wayang wayang beber
3. Sound art which include folk songs seprerti majeng horn (from Madura) and ngidung (from Surabaya)
4. Traditional arts such as theater and kentrung ludruk.

c. Javanese traditional house types, including pyramid style and joglo. The house is a model Situbondo eastern Java traditional house which had the effect of home madura

d. Javanese traditional clothes, menswear, central java is a head covering called kuluk, dressed in a suit Sikepan, kris tucked bodice and at the waist. Wearing a batik cloth with the same pattern and style to women. Women wear long kebaya with batik cloth called bakor mengkurep bun filled with fragrant pandan leaves.

Economic System Java

The system includes the Java community's economy

1) Agriculture
What is meant here consists of paddy agriculture and farming (moor), the main crop is rice. Other crops of corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, green beans and vegetable mayor, which is generally planted in the field. Rice fields also planted crops, such as tobacco, sugar cane and rosella.

2) Fisheries
The work done quite a lot of good aquaculture and marine fisheries. Cultivated marine fisheries on the north coast of Java Sea. The equipment in the form of hooks, boats, nets and nets

3) Livestock
Animals such as buffaloes, cows, goats, chickens and ducks and others.

4) Craft
Highly advanced craft mainly produces batik, carvings, household appliances, and farm equipment.

The tribal livelihoods in Java or Java masyaraakat usually livelihood farming, farming both in the field and moor, also breeding in general bersipat sideline, but it is also the Java community livelihood Fishermen who usually do the beach.

Social and political systems Javanese

Javanese society still distinguish between classes of aristocracy and the most underprivileged, gentry or bendara Group consists of civil servants and intellectuals. People mostly called grassroots, such as farmers, artisans, and laborers lainnya.priyayi and bendara a top layer, while the grassroots to the bottom layer.

In administrative, a village in Java usually referred headed by a village headman. In doing daily work, a village chief with all helpers called village officials. Village officials have two main tasks, namely tasks village welfare and job security and order police to the village.

The headman assistants chosen by the village head. Headman assistants consists of:
a) Carik, served as a public servant and author village.
b) Java tirta or ulu-ulu, responsible for managing the water kesawah fields.
c) Keep the aged, in charge of maintaining the security of the village.

Sexual Ethics Java

About sexual ethics in Java there is no superior or interior, all men and women alike. Only responsibilities are berbeda.dalam sexual field, Javanese people tend to be assertive. on any celebrations in the village, men and women sit separately.

Parents prohibit loud if her daughter goes to a man. They argue that young people could not contain her emotions, so that they are afraid something happened to his daughter.

Conclusion

Basically in Indonesia is a nation of the most interest among the other nations and tribes among the most number of inhabitants are ethnic Javanese themselves occupying the entire region of Central Java, East Java and West Java. The kinship system adopted by the Java community is based more on the principle of bilateral or parental descent, while the classification system made by force-angkataya. In the system of religion / belief the majority Javanese Islam is a religion professed by the majority of Java Nation tribe. While there are some who embrace Islam are not a Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Javanese flow. Here are dimasud his adopted Islam Islam and Islamic Students Kejawen.


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