THE CULTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OF TABOO UNDER MAMA ULUK’S LEADERSHIP IN KAMPONG DUKUH, A SUNDANESE TRADITIONAL HAMLET IN GARUT REGENCY WEST JAVA INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: Kampong Dukuh
located in Ciroyom Village, Cikelet District, Garut Regency is one of
traditional hamlets in West Java Province having many unique features. Pamali
(taboo pro- hibition) as Sundanese peoples’ body of knowledge is still
maintained in the traditions of kampong Dukuh. Although there is no written
sanction for someone who violates pamali, members of traditional hamlet
community are still afraid of being faithless or sinful if they do not comply
with the cultural prohibitions in their daily activities. Thus, this research
is aimed at describing some cultural prohibitions or pamali which have been
reconstructed under Mama Uluk’s leadership in kampung Dukuh in Garut Regency.
This research used qualitative method with interview and observation as data collection
techniques. The result shows ways of delivering prohibitions at certain time
and categories of prohibition or pa- mali maintained nowadays and has been
passed down from generation to generation, such as prohibition of Syech Jalil’s
grave and Protected Forest. It also describes how the custom- ary or
traditional leader (Mama Uluk) under his leadership reconstructs the traditions
of Kampong Dukuh in Garut regency.
Penulis: Ai Juju Rochaeni,
Wanda Listiani, Irma Rachmaningsih
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd140086
