Volume 60, Issue 334, January - April 2024

Maritime myth tradition in coastal communities in the Tabanan area, Bali

Luh Putu Puspawati, I Made Budiasa, I Made Suastika, I Wayan Nitayadnya, Sang Ayu Putu Eny Parwati

Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Myths are often associated with mystical things. Even so, it does not mean that modern society has abolished it. Not a few modern people today still believe in this ancient, spiritual heritage. This phenomenon occurs in coastal communities in the Tabanan area. Coastal communities, especially fishermen, really believe in it and make it an order and guide when they go to sea. This paper aims to reveal the myths of coastal communities in the Tabanan area and the function of these myths for fishermen in the area. The research locations are coastal communities in Banjar Yeh Gangga, Banjar Pasut, and Banjar Soka. The approach used in the analysis is an ethnographic and functional approach. The method used is observation, interviews, and literature. The maritime myths that have been collected are sacred myths related to the Segara Yeh Gangga, Pasut, and Pekutatan temples, the myth of abstaining from bringing side dishes when going to sea, the myth of the prohibition of sweeping in the yard of the house, the myth of Loloan Nggung, the myth of scooping sea water with junpere, and the myth of Payuk Kebo Iwa. The function of these myths for fishing communities on the coast of the Tabanan region is as an order and guide for fishing community norms, educational facilities, and means of strengthening identity.

Keywords: Myth, maritime, coastal, function

Discovery, 2024, 60, e3d1392

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v60i334.e3d1392

Published: 06 February 2024