ANALISIS NILAI BUDAYA DALAM CERITA RAKYAT DUSUN TINGGI (SEBAKAS) KECAMATAN AIR NIPIS BENGKULU SELATAN

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the structure of the Serawai ethnic folktale Dusun Tinggi (Sebakas) from Air Nipis District, South Bengkulu Regency, and to identify its cultural value orientations based on Kluckhohn’s theory as well as the cultural values embedded in the story. This study employed a qualitative descriptive method. The data were collected through interviews with informants, observation, documentation, and note-taking. The data were analyzed by examining the narrative structure, including theme, plot, characters and characterization, and setting, followed by an analysis of cultural value orientations based on Kluckhohn’s theory and the identification of cultural values. The results indicate that the folktale Dusun Tinggi (Sebakas) has a complete narrative structure consisting of the theme of arrogance and the loss of social concern, a progressive plot, the main characters Bintang Ruanau, Serunting Sakti, and the people of Dusun Sebakas, as well as natural, social, cultural, and psychological settings. The analysis also reveals five cultural value orientations based on Kluckhohn’s theory, namely the nature of human life, the nature of human work, the human relationship with time, the human relationship with nature, and the human relationship with others, with the human relationship with others emerging as the most dominant orientation. In addition, eight cultural values were identified: responsibility, mutual cooperation, social concern, humility, respect for others, respect for customs and traditions, simplicity, and spirituality. These findings demonstrate that the folktale Dusun Tinggi (Sebakas) functions not only as an oral literary work but also as a medium for transmitting cultural values, moral guidance, and preserving the local wisdom of the Serawai ethnic community.