Naditira Widya
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015): Naditira Widya Volume 9 Nomor 2 Oktober Tahun 2015

KERAMAT BATU (PATAHU) DI MASYARAKAT NGAJU, KALIMANTAN TENGAH

Sunarningsih (Balai Arkeologi Banjarmasin)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Aug 2024

Abstract

Masyarakat Ngaju yang tinggal di sepanjang Sungai Kahayan dan Sungai Kapuas Kalimantan Tengah merupakankomunitas asli. Mereka mengenal kepercayaan Kaharingan dan masih mengadakan ritual yang berkaitan dengan daur kehidupan dan kematian. Salah satu bangunan yang dimiliki oleh setiap desa di masyarakat Ngaju adalah keramat batuatau yang biasa disebut dengan patahu. Artikel ini mengkaji tentang ragam bentuk dan fungsi, serta perubahan fungsikeramat batu di masyarakat sekarang. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dengan penalaran induktif. Data patahudikumpulkan melalui kegiatan survei dan wawancara. Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan analisis dapat diketahui bahwamayoritas bentuk batu yang dikeramatkan adalah batu bentukan alam, dan ada bentuk lain yang memberi petunjuk padamasuknya pengaruh luar di masyarakat. Selain itu, meskipun kepercayaaan terhadap kekuatan keramat batu tetap lestari, tetapi fungsi utama keramat batu di masyarakat telah berubah, hanya sebagai simbol penjaga desa. Ngaju communities who are living along the river banks of Kapuas and Kahajan in Central Kalimantan are indigenouse people. Some of them are adherent the Kaharingan belief and still hold rituals associated with the cycle of life and death. One of the buildings owned by each village community is a sacred stone or commonly referred to as patahu. This article attempts to learn about the various forms and functions, as well as changes in rock sacred function in today’s society. The method used is descriptive with inductive reasoning. Patahu data were collected through surveys and interviews. Based on observations and analysis, the paper shows that the majority forms of sacred stones are natural rockformations, and there are other forms that give instructions on the influx of outside influences in society. In addition, although the belief of sacred stones power remains stable, but the principal function of sacred stone in society has changed, just as the symbol of guardian villages.

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nw

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Arts Humanities Social Sciences

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