Functions of Lang Nginang Ritual Dance in Mengayau Traditional Rite in Belitang

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10.2991/assehr.k.200703.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ritual dance function, Lang Nginang, Mengayau tradition

Abstract

The Lang Nginang dance is a traditional ritual dance of the Dayak Mualang tribe in the Belitang District, Sekadau Regency. This study aims to depict the main functions of the Lang Nginang dance as a part of the Mengayau traditional rite. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach based on Roland Barthes’ semiotics as the theoretical foundation. Barthes’ semiotics is used to identify the sign system from denotative to connotative meaning. The findings show that the Lang Nginang dance serves as a means of communication with the spirits of the ancestors, a means of affecting natural forces, especially those related to the safety of the pengayau, as well as a means to legitimate tradition in the mengayau ceremony. The dance has distinctive features. For example, it can only be performed by a strong dancer dressed in Kapuak tree barks, and the setting must be in a place selected in sacred time, namely the central pillar in a Panjai House with offerings as a part of the mengayau traditional ceremony.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hesty Pangestu
AU  - Kuswarsantyo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/03
TI  - Functions of Lang Nginang Ritual Dance in Mengayau Traditional Rite in Belitang
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Arts and Arts Education (ICAAE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 49
EP  - 53
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200703.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200703.011
ID  - Pangestu2020
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