Sacred Space and Cultural Symbol: Cultural Exegesis of Japanese Church Architecture

Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology ◽

10.24071/jaot.2019.010202 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 139-158

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Sacred Space ◽

Christian Faith ◽

Church Architecture ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Cultural Symbols ◽

Cultural Symbol ◽

The Many ◽

Symbolic Identity ◽

Different Cultures

ne of the many challenges of inculturation is cultural exegesis. Different cultures can have different understanding about the sacred expressed through their symbols. Church architecture is one of those symbolic expressions. Cultural symbols of church architecture can be interpreted merely as ornamental symbols of faith rather than an invitation for understanding the underlying context of religious experience within a particular culture. To avoid this, we need to find categories which can serve as methodological components for a proper cultural exegesis. This paper will attempt to apply three categories of nature, community, and cultural tradition as the standards to understand the sacrality of a cultural symbol. Through the application of these three categories into the architecture of Japanese church, we can find that cultural symbol embedded in church architecture serves more than as a bricolage expressing a symbolic identity of faith. Instead, it serves as a marker for cultural values being transformed through experiencing the sacred. Cultural symbols in church architecture is, thus, more about revealing the experience of divine transformation of a culture rather than its appropriation to the Christian faith.

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Cultural semiotic in Dayak's Babalai ceremonial at Paramasan as an form of maintaining Dayak language

SOCIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial ◽

10.21831/socia.v16i1.25500 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Fajarika Ramadania ◽

Johan Arifin

Keyword(s):

Cultural Identity ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Historical Evidence ◽

Cultural Symbols ◽

Cultural Expression ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Cultural Symbol ◽

Traditional Language

This research is entitled "Cultural Semiotic in Dayak’s Babalai ceremonial at Paramasan as a form of maintaining traditional language". This research has long-term goal of introducing Dayak Language in general and Dayak language culture, in particular, to attract tourists to visit Paramasan, Banjar District of South Kalimantan. This research identifies, analyzes, and interprets cultural symbol which sourced from Dayak tribe mantra during Babalai ceremony. The cultural symbols to be identified are the symbols based on Pierce's trilogy of indexes, icons, and symbols. This study aims to describe the Dayak tribe mantra used in Babalai ceremonial and to analyze symbols in the Meratus Dayak’s tribe mantra used during Babalai event in Paramasan, Banjar district of South Kalimantan. Each symbol and icon used in each culture contains its own cultural values that are considered significant in its community. The study of Dayak’s Meratus mantra text would enrich the treasury of language and culture in local-global communities and could strengthen solidarity among nations and countries. The language used as a medium in expressing or expression is a media to know historical evidence as the context of an understanding of the identity of a culture. Cultural identity emerges within a community not only as a color of locality but also as a cultural expression that offers an alternative image in society.

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The Meaning of Tolaki, Minangkabau, and Timor Cultural Symbol in Three Nusantara Folklores: Oheo, Kaba Malin Deman, and Tujuh Bidadari

Seloka: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia ◽

10.15294/seloka.v9i2.38695 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 118-128

Author(s):

Hendrike Priventa ◽

Redyanto Noor

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Social Stratification ◽

Cultural Symbols ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Cultural Symbol ◽

Cultural Approach ◽

Literature Culture ◽

Religious Elements ◽

Modern Era ◽

Semiotic Theory

Indonesian are less aware of the function of folklore in the modern era. When examined more deeply, folklore is a manifestation of local cultural values that are not widely known. This is the background for the research of this article which intends to introduce the uniqueness of the Nusantara folklore through an analysis of the eating of cultural symbols. The purpose of this research is to describe and introduce the meaning of cultural symbols in the Nusantara folklore. The method used is literature using semiotic theory. The results obtained in this study are as follows. 1) Folklore is part of a culture, therefore in the structure of folklore found cultural elements represented in the form of symbols. 2) Cultural symbols in folklore cannot be interpreted directly, with a semiotic and cultural approach symbols can be interpreted according to the cultural origin of the folklore. 3) Literature, culture, and art are three things that cannot be separated. Cultural symbols do not only show cultural elements but also provide a moral message and aesthetic side in reading literary works. 4) Folklore can become an identity in culture from that it can be drawn that cultural symbols can show the progress of civilization in a culture. 5) The three folklores of the archipelago that have been studied have their own characteristics. Oheo with the influence of the elements of marriage and social stratification, Kaba Malin Deman with a touch of matrilineality, and Tujuh Bidadari with the influence of religious elements

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Gendered Secularization and the Body Policing of Muslim Women

Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings ◽

10.24908/iqurcp.8505 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Raissa Killoran

Keyword(s):

Muslim Women ◽

The State ◽

The Body ◽

Religious Expression ◽

Women's Bodies ◽

Cultural Symbols ◽

Religious Symbols ◽

Female Bodies ◽

The Many ◽

A Site

The many usages of the term ‘secularism’ have generated an ambiguity in the word; as a political guise, it may be used to engender anti-religious fervor. Particularly in regards to veiling among female Muslim adherents, the attainment of a secular state and touting of the necessity of dismantling religious symbols have functioned as linguistic shields. By calling a “burka ban” necessary or even egalitarian secularization, legislators employ ‘secularization’ as jargon for political ends, enacting a stance of supremacy under the semblance of progress. Secularization has come to function as a political tool - in the name of it, governments may prescribe which cultural symbols are normative and which are of ‘other’ cultures or religious origins. As such, the identification of some religious symbols as foreign and others as normative is a usage of secularization for normalization of dominant religious expression. In this, there is an implicit neocolonialism; by imposing standards of cultural normalcy which are definitively nonMuslim, such policies attempt to divorce Muslims from Islam. Further, I intend to investigate the gendered aspect of secularization politics. By critiquing clothing and body policing of women, I will demonstrate how secularization projects use the female body and dress as a site for display. By rendering the female physically emblematic of the honor and virtue of an ‘other’ culture, those enacting secularization norms target women’s bodies to act as visual exhibitions of the dominant culture’s hegemony. Here, we see gendered secularization at work - female bodies become controlled by the antireligious zeal of the state, while the state carries out this control on the predicate that it is the religious group enacting unjust control. As such, the policing of female Muslim bodies is symbolic of the policing of Islam as a whole; it acts as an illustration of an imposed, gendered secularization project.

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Scandinavian Thing-steads

Antiquity ◽

10.1017/s0003598x00002179 ◽

1928 ◽

Vol 2 (7) ◽

pp. 328-336

Author(s):

F. Wildte

Keyword(s):

Judicial System ◽

Christian Faith ◽

The South ◽

The West ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Law ◽

English Speaking ◽

The Many ◽

Judicial Systems

The Scandinavian peoples emerge into the light of history much later than their neighbours in the South and the West, the Teutons on the Continent and in England. It was only through the Viking raids that the Nordic peoples came into touch with the rest of Europe, and were gradually converted to Christianity. Long after the introduction of the Christian faith they preserved many peculiar and archaic traits. Thus the Nordic peoples retained, with great tenacity and conservatism, their ancient judicial system. This system has therefore been the object of considerable interest even outside Scandinavia, although the manuscripts through which it has become known are much later than the corresponding documents of other Teutonic nations.An investigation of the localities where justice was dispensed in former ages is of importance not only for the history of civilization, but also as a complement to the study of oral and written tradition, and thus to the history of law itself. In view of the many points of similarity between the judicial systems of the various Teutonic nations, some notes on the Thing-steads, or places of assembly, in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, may perhaps be of interest to English-speaking readers.

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POLA INTERAKSI PEDAGANG KONSINYASI DENGAN PEMILIK WARUNG DI KECAMATAN TONDANO SELATAN, PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA

JISIP (Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan) ◽

10.36312/jisip.v5i3.2104 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Romi Mesra ◽

Yummy Jumiati Marsa ◽

Mardiati Etika Putri

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Data Reduction ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Primary Data ◽

Research Approach ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Patterns Of Interaction

The author who is directly involved in the consignment trading process sees so many phenomena that occur, whether it is related to the consignment trader, the shop owner, the emotional relationship between the two, business relationships, character, cultural values, and so on. The research approach used in this study is qualitative research approach. Data collection techniques in this study were carried out by in-depth interviews and observations. The types of data in this study are: primary data and secondary data. Data analysis techniques in this study use data analysis techniques miles and hubermen, including data reduction (data reduction), data presentation (data display) and drawing conclusions and verification (conclusion drawing / verification). The results of this study indicate that there are 7 patterns of interaction between consignment traders and shop owners, namely: making mutually beneficial business agreements, cooperation on the basis of mutual trust, mutual understanding of each other's character, respecting different cultures, disputes for breaking the agreement, lack of openness, and conflict of interest.

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The Role of Culture, Values and Trauma in Shaping Abnormal Bodily Experience in Migrants

International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-47852-0_4 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 37-44

Author(s):

Massimiliano Aragona

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Social Values ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Bodily Experiences ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Different Levels ◽

Somatization Disorders ◽

The Way

AbstractThe way somatization is expressed—including the actual somatoform symptoms experienced—varies in different persons and in different cultures. Traumatic experiences are intertwined with cultural and social values in shaping the resulting psychopathological phenomena, including bodily experiences. Four ideal-typical cases are presented to show the different levels involved. The effects of trauma, culture and values may be pathofacilitating (creating a social context which is necessary for the experience to take place), pathogenetic (taking a causal role in the onset of the psychopathological reaction), pathoplastic (shaping the form such a psychopathological reaction takes) or pathointerpretive (different interpretation of the same symptoms depending on the patient’s beliefs). While the roles of trauma and culture were already well recognized in previous accounts, this chapter adds an exploration of the importance of values, including cultural values, in the aetiology, presentation and management of somatization disorders. As a consequence, the therapeutic approach has to be adjusted depending on the way these factors intervene in the patient’s construction of mental distress.

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Research on the Application of Cultural Symbol Digitization in Movie Poster Design

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202123605095 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 236 ◽

pp. 05095

Author(s):

Liu Chunyuan ◽

Liu Li

Keyword(s):

Film Industry ◽

Language Barrier ◽

Digital Design ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

Cultural Symbols ◽

Cultural Symbol ◽

First Impression ◽

New Thinking ◽

Cultural Ideology

With the vigorous development of the film industry, film posters, as the first impression of the film on the audience, break the language barrier and become an important medium for the output of cultural ideology. From the perspective of cultural symbols, this article explores the differences between the digitalization of Eastern and Western cultural symbols in the design of Chinese and foreign movie posters, and analyzes the digital symbols in the design of movie posters from a cultural perspective, providing a new thinking for the digital design of cultural symbols in movie posters.

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REVITALIZATION OF LOCAL WISDOM FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Geosfera Indonesia ◽

10.19184/geosi.v2i1.7459 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Iman Hilman ◽

Nedi Sunaedi

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Local Community ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Cultural Norms ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Adoption Process ◽

Learning Program ◽

Diffusion Of Technology ◽

Indigenous Group

Local wisdom that exist nowadays is facing challenge that threaten its preservation, so that it begins to eroded by the development of technology, which has adoption process of innovation and the diffusion of technology adoption. Understanding the local wisdom would be clear that local wisdom becomes important in managing natural resources and conserving environment. The purpose of this research is to revitalize and preserve the local wisdom of the indigenous community at Kampung Kuta, Ciamis Regency, West Java. The benefits of this research will be used for revitalization and preservation of local wisdom and revitalize the values and cultural norms contained in regulating the life of community.The research method and planning that would be applied in this revitalization and preservation of cultural is Participatory Planning and Research (PPR) which emphasize on excavate information through thorough inquiry toward local community. Share with the community, to talk about how to empower local community and furthermore to carry out the useful planning for local community.Design of revitalization and preservation of local wisdom; the establisment of local wisdom group with training and learning program; the management of indigenous group continuously; spread widely local wisdom to its supporter with instilling cultural values and local wisdom as a contain of local wisdom; plan regeneration agent and the supporter of local wisdom as a part of inheritance of culture.Revitalization and preservation of local wisdom in educational environment at Kampung Kuta custom produce : cultural tradition management; help and support for cultural development; promoting and introducing cultural tradition to the outside community. Keywords: Revitalization, Conservation, Preservation, Local Wisdom, Environmental Education

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Pertunjukan Teater Karo Hip Hop Kontemporer KAI

RESITAL JURNAL SENI PERTUNJUKAN ◽

10.24821/resital.v13i2.520 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Silvia Anggreni Purba

Keyword(s):

Hip Hop ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Training Process ◽

Cultural Traditions ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Aesthetic Form ◽

Hybrid Culture ◽

And Performance ◽

Different Cultures

Pertunjukan ini berawal dari sebuah ide untuk mengkolaborasikan tradisi Karo dengan budaya populer. Dengan cara seperti ini pertunjukan bisa dinikmati tanpa batasan bahasa dan budaya. Proses menggabungkan dua budaya yang berbeda merupakan bentuk budaya hibrida dan terjadi akibat proses globalisasi. Melalui proses pengendapan pengamatan dan kesan yang kuat, pertunjukan ini dibawa ke dalam bentuk Hip Hop. Pertunjukan ini merupakan bagian dari sebuah tragedi modern dengan karakter destruktif, mengeksplorasi emosi dan menyampaikannya kepada penonton. Eksplorasi budaya Karo dan tari Hip Hop sebagai bahasa simbol mampu memperkuat kata-kata. Gerak tidak diungkapkan dengan kata lisan tetapi disajikan melalui gerak tari Hip Hop. Penafsiran legenda dan teks ke dalam gerak, melalui proses pelatihan di laboratorium sebagai proses pencarian dan eksperimentasi diwujudkan dengan mempertimbangkan unsur-unsur dasar dari Hip Hop, unsur budaya Karo dan tontonan. Karo Hip Hop diharapkan menjadi bentuk estetika teater modern yang diinginkan tanpa kehilangan tradisi.Kata kunci: Tari Karo kontemporer, Hip-hop, budaya hibridaABSTRACTPertunjukan Teater Karo Hip Hop Kontemporer KAI. The performance of Karo Theater collaborated with Hip Hop stems from a simple idea to collaborate Karo cultural traditions with popular culture. The performances can be enjoyed without having limitation on the language and culture. The process of combining two different cultures is a form of hybrid culture, and it may occur due to the globalization process. Through the process of deposition of the observations and strong impression, this performance is then brought into the form of Hip Hop as a preferred form which is energetic, personal and global. This performance is part of a modern tragedy with its destructive character which has explored the emotion and has presented it to the audiences. The exploration of Karo cultural tradition and Hip Hop dance as a language of symbols is able to reinforce words. The movement is not revealed by the verbal phrase but is presented through the movement of Hip Hop dance. The interpretation of the legend and texts into movement is carried out through the training process at the laboratory as a searching process and experiment, and afterward can be realized by considering the basic elements of Hip Hop, Karo cultural elements and performance. Karo Hip Hop Theatre is expected to become a preferred aesthetic form of a modern theater without losing its tradition form.Keyword: a contemporary Karo theater, Hip Hop, hybrid culture.

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The paradoxes of gerotranscendence: The theory of gerotranscendence in a cultural gerontological and post-modernist perspective

Norsk Epidemiologi ◽

10.5324/nje.v8i2.464 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kirsten Thorsen

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Cultural Change ◽

Individual Development ◽

Font Size ◽

Theoretical Position ◽

Ageing Processes ◽

Historically Situated ◽

Definition Of ◽

Theory Of Gerotranscendence ◽

Different Cultures

ABSTRACTThis article presents a theoretical analysis and discussion of the theory of gerotranscendence, formulatedby Lars Tornstam (University of Uppsala, Sweden). The theory is presented as a meta-theory ofageing, as a theory of universal and general ageing processes. Ageing is seen as an urge (a drive)towards a less engaged posititon in the wordly life, moving towards a higher degree of transcendence,with a more cosmic outlook and another definition of reality. In this article the theory is discussed fromanother theoretical position; Ageing seen in a cultural gerontological perspective, as a varied culturallyand historically situated phenomenon – differing in different times and different cultures. The theoreticalperspective underlines that ageing is complex dialectical processes, an intertwined interplay betweenindividual development and cultural change. The varied individual ageing processes are not seenas the result of «drives». In Western post-modern cultures the ageing processes are becoming manifold,often contradictory. Elderly present versions of the selves that are becoming complex, multiplied (multipleselves), acting at different scenes, stamped by varied cultural values, presenting mixed versions ofactivity and passivity, engagement and retractment, wordliness and transcendence.Key words: Ageing theories; gerotranscendence; cultural gerontology; postmodernism

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