VALUES OF RINJANI CHARTER IN THE LIFE OF SUKU SASAK AT WEST NUSA TENGGARA Sri Rejeki
Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to know the influence of Rinjani Charter values in the life of Sasak tribe in West Nusa Tenggara. The subject of this research is one of the figures directly involved in the preparation of the Rinjani Charter. The object of the study is the text of the Rinjani Charter and the things that encourage the birth of the Rinjani Charter. Methods of data collection with in-depth interviews and documentation. Data analysis uses qualitative data analysis steps James P. Saprdly. The conclusion of this research is the birth of Rinjani Charter signed on June 17, 2005 has impact to social function of society especially in environmental conservation and life of Sasak tribe that make Mount Rinjani become life source. The Rinjani Charter reinforces the wishes of the Sasak community in the preservation of values, culture and life in a broad sense. In the belief system of Sasak, Rinjani is the navel of the earth and at the same time as the pasak bumi with various cosmological power possessed. This belief system gave birth to a variety of ceremonial systems and taboo systems in order to breed and honor as a form of gratitude. Mount Rinjani became the ecological center (pasek gumi) Lombok Island which is the source of water that affects the climatology and life on the island of Lombok.
