Myth of Eno Karang and its Meaning in the Society Life of Aru Islands Regency

DOI

10.2991/icrpc-18.2019.36How to use a DOI?

Keywords

the myth of Eno Karang, Aru Island, Thelogy of the sea

Abstract

Based on the contex of life, humans build their theology of God. If Christianity teacher humans to have a relationship with the land as humans come from the land, the Aru people are just the opposite. The sea context that surrounds and makes life possible for them creates a reflection thet humans are actually created from the sea. The reflection is relfected through the myth of Eno Karang: a myth that rells about the beginning of their existence; their ancestors were created form the sea; the sea is the source of life for them; the sea ties their relationship; and the sea becomes a divine means that destroys but saves them. the myth of eno karang from Aru people is a myth that shows kinship between human and the sea. Myth is indeed an untrue imaginary story, but myth is a story taht underlies and gives meaning to life. Myth is one of the special revelations in contextualizing theology. The reality of the various damage that occurred in Aru people having forgotten their cultural roots-their identity-their identity: marine relatives. Thourgh renewing kinship bonding, which is by realizing the aspect of living kinship with the sea and reconsidering various behaviors thet deviate form the relationship, Aru will be saved. The myth of Eno Karang invites all creation to live a harmonious and peaceful relationship.

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© 2019, 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  - Natalya Papasoka
AU  - Margaretha Maria Hendriks
AU  - Hermien Lola Soselissa
AU  - Jafet Damamain
AU  - Henky Herzon Hetharia
AU  - Ricardo Freedom Nanuru
PY  - 2019/01
DA  - 2019/01
TI  - Myth of Eno Karang and its Meaning in the Society Life of Aru Islands Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Religion and Public Civilization (ICRPC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 193
EP  - 203
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icrpc-18.2019.36
DO  - 10.2991/icrpc-18.2019.36
ID  - Papasoka2019/01
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