Analisis Pergeseran Fungsi dan Nilai Gion Matsuri pada Masyarakat Jepang Nihon Shakai Ni Okeru Gion Matsuri No Kinou To Kachi No Hensen No Bunseki

Abstract

This thesis is entitled The Shifting Functions and Values of Gion Matsuri in Japanese Society. this thesis research aims to analyze the shifting functions and values contained in Gion Matsuri in Japanese society. in writing this thesis the author used descriptive methods. The descriptive method is a research method that seeks to provide a systematic and also careful description of the facts and properties of a particular population. In writing this thesis, the author uses functional theory from Bronislaw Malinowski and cultural value orientation theory or also known as cultural value theory. These two theories are used to find out what functions and values are contained in the Gion Matsuri. In addition, the author also uses the theory of cultural value shifts to find out what functions and values have shifted in the Gion Matsuri. The result of this research is that Gion Matsuri initially functioned to calm the dead due to the plague that occurred in Japan as a form of gratitude to the gods for calming the spirits and the plague that occurred in Japan at that time. Then the function shifted to become a means of entertainment for the Japanese people, as one of cultural tourism and a means of cultural preservation. The value that shifts in Gion Matsuri is the shift in the value of gender equality in Japanese society, which initially women were prohibited from participating in organizing Gion Matsuri because of the belief in the defilement of wani that cannot be purified, namely the kegare belief.