The Sacred Myths at Gunung Bawakaraeng Post Three: Roland Barthes' Semiotic Studies

Authors

Rahmat Sulo Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Lukman Lukman Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Ery Iswary Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34050/elsjish.v6i3.27910

Keywords:

Roland Barthes semiotics theory, forms of myth, the influence of myth

Abstract

The aims of this research are (1) to describe the forms of sacred myths at Gunung Bawakaraeng post three (2) to describe the influence of sacred myths at three Bawakaraeng posts on the local community and climbers. The benefits of this research are (1) obtaining a description of the sacred myths at post three of Gunung Bawakaraeng and (2) the availability of forms of influence of sacred myths at post three of Gunung Bawakaraeng. This research used qualitative method. The results of this research indicate that (1) there are forms of sacred myths at post three of Gunung Bawakaraeng, such as: (a) the story of the Dutch lady (Noni) who roams around the big tree at post three, (b) the occult market or also commonly known as Pasar Anjaya, c) there are cases of climbers getting lost, (d) there is a pilgrimage ritual; and (2) there is the influence of sacred myths at post three of Gunung Bawakaraeng, such as: a group of people (climbers and the local community) built a belief about (a) the story of a Dutch lady who wanders around the big tree at post three, (b) a magical market or also commonly referred to as anjaya market, c) there is a case of climbers getting lost, (d) there is a pilgrimage ritual.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Andini, C., Sosrohadi, S., Fairuz, F., Dalyan, M., Rahman, F. F., & Hasnia, H. (2022). The study of Japanese women in the facial treatment advertisement: A semiotics perspective of pierce’s theory. ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 5(2), 337-347

Barthes, R. (1957). Histoire et sociologie du vêtement: quelques observations méthodologiques. In Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales (Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 430-441). Cambridge University Press.

Barthes, R. (2010). Membedah Mitos-Mitos Budaya Massa. Yogyakarta; Jalasutra.

Barthes, R. (20110. Mythologies. New York: Hill & Wang

Garna, J. K. (1999). Metode Penelitian Pendekatan Kualitatif. Bandung: CV Primaco Academia.

Littlejohn, S. W. (2002). Theories of Human Communication. USA: Wadsworth Publising Company.

Mulyana, Deddy, & Solatun. (2007). Metode Penelitian Komunikasi: Contoh Penelitian Kualitatif Dengan Pendekatan Praktis. Bandung : PT.Remaja Rosdakarya.

Neuman, V. L. (1997). Social Research Methods Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, - 3rd ed., USA, Allyn and Bacon

Rahayu, M. (2020). Mythology of Career Woman in Hijab Film (Study of Roland Barthes Semiotic Analysis). American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR), 4(7), 80-86.

Rahman, F., Akhmar, A. M., & Amir, M. (2019, May). The practice of local wisdom of Kajang people to save forests and biodiversity: A cultural-based analysis. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 270, No. 1, p. 012038). IOP Publishing.

Sastha, H. B. (2007). Montain Climbing For Every Body : Panduan Mendaki Gunung. Bogor: PT. Misan publika.

Sahib, H., Rahman, F., Duli, A., & Asba, A. R. (2019). Customary Forest Conservation through Informal Knowledge System of Ammatowa Community. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 270, No. 1, p. 012042). IOP Publishing.

Saussure, D. F.. (1959). Course in General Linguistics. McGraw-Hill Book Company

Siregar, I. (2022). Semiotics Analysis in The Betawi Traditional Wedding" Palang Pintu": The Study of Semiotics Roland Barthes. International Journal of Linguistics Studies, 2(1), 01-07.

Sugiyono. 2009. Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif dan R&D. Bandung: Alfabeta.

Wicaksono, H., Rahman, F., & Sahib, H. (2021). Light Sign Communication Between Pilot and ATC: Language Function and Semiotics Analysis. American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 5(11), 176-185.

Wicaksono, H., Rahman, F., & Sahib, H. (2020, October). The ineffective way of using gun light to deliver light sign for aircraft with total radio failure or receiver failure. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 575, No. 1, p. 012179). IOP Publishing.

Zakaria, A. D., Rahman, F., & Armin, M. A. (2021). The Myths of Symbol of Singgi’tedong Speech In Ma’pandan Ritual In Mamasa Regency. Nveo-Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils Journal| Nveo, 2778-2786.

Downloads

Published

2023-09-05

How to Cite

Sulo, R., Lukman, L., & Iswary, E. (2023). The Sacred Myths at Gunung Bawakaraeng Post Three: Roland Barthes’ Semiotic Studies. ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 6(3), 447-453. https://doi.org/10.34050/elsjish.v6i3.27910