The Form and the Meaning of Bridal Dowry in Indonesia

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10.2991/iconhomecs-17.2018.57How to use a DOI?

Keywords

diverse culture, a bridal dowry, form and meaningfulness

Abstract

A bridal dowry as in a procedure of wedding ceremony regarding the specific regions is dependent to that of regions' cultures applied. This research aims to know the form, the function and the meaningfulness of a bridal dowry in Tuban, one of cities in East Java Province, Indonesia. Under a descriptive qualitative approach, the data were collected through interview, observation, and documentation. The research participants involved are the members of Harpi Melati, cultural observers, government tourism officers, and society's prominent figures. Results showed that a bridal dowry refers to a symbol that the groom was able to responsible for any bride's needs. Along with the development of era, many future couples of bridegrooms decided to fill the bridal dowry with some useful goods for daily necessities.

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© 2018, 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  - Arita Puspitorini
AU  - Rahayu Dewi Soeyono
AU  - Mutimmatul Faidah
AU  - Eins Sophia Perwita
PY  - 2017/09
DA  - 2017/09
TI  - The Form and the Meaning of Bridal Dowry in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social, Applied Science and Technology in Home Economics (ICONHOMECS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 248
EP  - 251
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iconhomecs-17.2018.57
DO  - 10.2991/iconhomecs-17.2018.57
ID  - Puspitorini2017/09
ER  -