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Social Representation of Human and Nature Relationship trough Agricultural Practices in I La Galigo, Traditional Epic of Buginesse Community, Indonesia Diah R. Sulistiowati Center of Social Representation Studies, Indonesia

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 Social Representation of Human and Nature Relationship trough Agricultural Practices in I La Galigo, Traditional Epic of  Buginesse  Community, Indonesia

Diah R. Sulistiowati

Center of Social Representation Studies, Indonesia

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I La Galigo

Buginesse Aristocrats /Noble Family

Lontaraq + oral tradition

Bissu + Arajang (Heirloom)

Ritual

Human and Nature Relationship

Agriculture

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Issues to Discuss

1.  Paddy in I La Galigo Epic 2.  South Sulawesi is the one of the biggest rice 

producer in Indonesia 3. Preserving myth in the agriculture practices4. The Rites as a part of cycle agriculture    

practices5. Myth in agricultural practices vs Buginesse 

Modern Farming System6. Discussion

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(1) Paddy in I La Galigo Epic

• Paddy is the reincarnation of Sanghiangserri (Goddess of Paddy)

The Genealogy of Sanghiangserri• Batara Guru (GOD in I La Galigo epic) Married 

with We Nyiliq Timoq (First Human in the earth)• Have a daughter namely We Oddang Riuq

(reffering to the episode of Meong Mapalo)• died after 7 days born• Paddy grew at her grave• And She become Goddess of Paddy, called 

Sanghiangserri

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Memory Collective of Paddy in Buginesse Community

Buginesse community is believing Paddy = Sanghiangserri (Goddess of Paddy)

Respected and Treat as GOD

Good treat (do rituals, no doing taboo, put paddy in the top of the house (Why?), etc) = high production of Paddy

Upper World:God, Goddess living place

Middle World:Human

Underworld:Underwater world

The Cosmology of I La Gailgo Epic

South Sulawesi is well known for high rice production in Indonesia

Paddy

How?

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The House of Buginesse Community

Upper World:God, Goddess living place

Middle World:Human

Underworld:Underwater world

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(2) South Sulawesi is one of the biggest rice producer in Indonesia

• Indonesian Government Target for Rice Self-Resilience in 2020

• In 2011 Indonesian paddy production target 67.31 million tons of un-milled rice

• Actual Production (in 2011) is 66.41 million tons• South Sulawesi is one of the targeted area to increasing National paddy production

• High production = Modern technology  of Agriculture

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Modern Technology of Agriculture 

• Tractor to plow• Insecticide• New species of Paddy (fast growing varieties)

• Fertilizer• etc

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(3) The preserving myth in the modern                        agriculture practices

Dishonesty of JusticeDis-functionality of government (in district, sub-distric, etc)

≠ Pest= Sign

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Continuing ….

= Drought is a sign sent from upper world about the disrespectfulness of local norms (ex. Adultery)

Talking during mealsNo light in dark nightTalking a laud in the afternoonThrowing the riceEmpty water in front of house

 

Taboo

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The Local calendar

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4. The Rites as a part of cycle agriculture  practices

Paddy Planting = Mapalili

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Mappalili ritual followed by Magiri dance

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Madojja Bine = Paddy seed Consolation

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Harvesting ritual=Mapadendang

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Traditional System  of Agriculture -Category (Before Green Revolution):1. No fertilizer2. No Insecticide3. water buffalo to plow4. etc

Modern System of Agriculture-Category(after green revolution)1. Using fertilizer2. Using insecticide3. Using tractor 

machine to plow4. etc

Agriculture

Agricultural System in I La Galigo Epic:

Ritual, Taboo, keep the norm, etc

(6) Discussion

Myth in agricultural practices vs Buginesse Modern Farming System

Shifting

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Paddy (Sanghiangserri/Goddess of rice)

(6) DiscussionThe Anchoring and the Objectifications of Agricultural System in

Buginesse Farming Community

Norm

Taboo

Planting Ritual

Harvest Ritual

Seed Soaking ritual

Maintaining the Paddy 

field

Fertilizing Plowing Machine/tractor

Insecticide

Modern 

Harvesting 

method

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Paddy (Sanghiangserri/Goddess of rice)

(6) DiscussionThe Face of Buginesse Agricultural Lifestyle

Norm

Taboo

Planting Ritual

Harvest Ritual

Seed Soaking ritual

Maintaining the Paddy 

field

Modern Housing

Modern harvestThe insertion 

of modern object in daily 

lifeThe New Wave of made in China 

agricultural machine 

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Modern House of Buginesse Farming Community

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Thank You!