THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANSFORMATION IN POWER AND
BEHAVIOR ON PROMINENT TRICKSTER FIGURES
Nur Asiyah
assyong2@gmail.com
IAIN Surakarta
Jl. Pendawa, Pucangan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo
Abstract: Trickster tale is the heart of Native American culture that reflects the life and culture of Native American. The objective of this study is to explore the significant in Native American tales. This study sees the transformation of the prominent trickster figures in the form of power and behavior. It also aims at revealing clear information about the values of trickster transformation toward Native American life.
Emphasizing on the core of cultural study, this study is conducted under the perspective of American studies. Therefore interdisciplinary theory is applied in order to achieve better understanding of studying folklore. Theories that are used: Richard M. Dorson‘s theory of ―American studies type, Herskovit‘s ―theory of folklore, Henry Nash Smith‘s ―Myth and symbol‖, and Carl Jung‘s theory the archetype of myth. The library research is employed as the method of collecting data. The data obtained are analyzed and presented descriptively.
The study reveals that the significance of the prominent figure transformation tends to the essence of power and behavior. The transformation that is found is divided into two broad categories namely cyclical and linear. The transformation covers the two things; power and behavior bring the survival and moral values toward the life.
Key words: Trickster, transformation, value, Native American
BEHAVIOR ON PROMINENT TRICKSTER FIGURES
Nur Asiyah
assyong2@gmail.com
IAIN Surakarta
Jl. Pendawa, Pucangan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo
Abstract: Trickster tale is the heart of Native American culture that reflects the life and culture of Native American. The objective of this study is to explore the significant in Native American tales. This study sees the transformation of the prominent trickster figures in the form of power and behavior. It also aims at revealing clear information about the values of trickster transformation toward Native American life.
Emphasizing on the core of cultural study, this study is conducted under the perspective of American studies. Therefore interdisciplinary theory is applied in order to achieve better understanding of studying folklore. Theories that are used: Richard M. Dorson‘s theory of ―American studies type, Herskovit‘s ―theory of folklore, Henry Nash Smith‘s ―Myth and symbol‖, and Carl Jung‘s theory the archetype of myth. The library research is employed as the method of collecting data. The data obtained are analyzed and presented descriptively.
The study reveals that the significance of the prominent figure transformation tends to the essence of power and behavior. The transformation that is found is divided into two broad categories namely cyclical and linear. The transformation covers the two things; power and behavior bring the survival and moral values toward the life.
Key words: Trickster, transformation, value, Native American
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