SASAK CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY IN HALAL TOURISM PERSPECTIVE IN WEST NUSA TENGGARA
Sri Rejeki, Lalu Mohamad Amin Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram umi.cici.66@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The essence of the meaning of cultural sovereignty, supposedly understood as a large organism, formed from a variety of interlocking small organisms, as its organic part, the whole cosmos is a holistic ecosystem. Accordingly, the ethos of ecocentrism, which bases itself on the cosmos, affirms that the environment as a whole must be judged on its own. So, like humans, all things in the cosmos have their own moral responsibility. In a cultural perspective, the ecocentric paradigm finds deep linkage. Mainly because, culture this trusty as a result of the work, taste and creation of a community. Culture is also interpreted as “superorganic” because the inheritance of culture continues from generation to generation, even though people who become members of the community, alternately caused by death, marriage and birth. So culture always includes a system of values, moral norms and ethics that apply in certain communities. Cultural divergence as an area of struggle for the restoration of holistic social life is an urgent agenda. Especially since the practice of exploitation of natural resources which has been relying on developmentalist paradigm has manipulated and controlled all aspects of life for the benefit of capitalist economy and political stabilization. The Sasak indigenous community actually keeps the priceless treasure of folklore, which has been neglected as a collective power. In fact, folklore inherited from generation to generation and become the supporting element of cultural identity, has strategic value as an arena of struggle for indigenous community of Sasak to return its cultural sovereignty. Sasak Community Community on Lombok Island NTB has a tradition of telling the history of the past and customs. This tradition, by the Sasak people is accustomed in the order of warana, dance, ppau and marriage process called Merarik or escape. In addition, they also have stories of legends, myths, ballads and songs and mantras about the greatness and prosperity of the community. Tourism development in NTB can actually lift the culture of Sasak as a crucial tourist value, not as a commodity
Key Words: Sasak Cultural Halal Tourism
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