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Makna Gawai Pada Suku Talang Mamak Di Kecamatan Rakit Kulim Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu
The background of this research is the phenomenon of the Langkah Lama religion of the Talang Mamak Tribe, especially related to the interpretation of rituals. Specifically the ritual under discussion is the gawai is a wedding celebration ritual. Social changes and environmental changes cause some processions to experience a shift in meaning. The research method that I use is qualitative. This is a research procedure that produces descriptive data (words) sourced from observations, interviews, or secondary data analysis. The author collected primary data sourced from interviews and observations while secondary data in the form of documents. The results of this study are; First, the Talang Mamak tribe adheres to the Langkah Lama religion, in the dimension of faith they believe in the existence of God as the highest god, believe in king brail, believe in angels, believe in prophets, believe in revelation and believe in customary law. In the dimension of practice (worship) they perform several rituals such as; life cycle rituals (angkat bidan, membayar hutang, sunat, gawai dan naik tambak), medical rituals (rentak bulian, tari beringin, berdukun berbara, dan semah), reversing rituals (fasting and asceticism). Second, the device is carried out with the customary requirements of three javelins, seven white cloths, one silver bracelet body, one pinggaan (glass bowl), long cloth, sarong, javelin and a puar stem. Third, some people who are involved in rituals consider it to be a sacred thing while some others consider it a profane thing. Fourth, there are some problems and changes in the implementation of the gawai rituals that are carried out today due to changes in socio-cultural and environmental ecology around the indigenous territories of the Talang Mamak tribe, especially in the Rakit Kulim area.
Keywords: Gawai, social change, Talang Mamak Tribe
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