Proceedings of the 4th International Colloquium on Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies in conjunction with the 1st International Conference on Education, Science, Technology, Indonesian and Islamic Studies, ICIIS and ICESTIIS 2021, 20-21 October 2021, Jambi, Indonesia

Research Article

The Handover of Bungo Kelapo in The Marriage Tradition of The Malay Community of The Bukit Bulan Clan: A Hermeneutics Overview

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-10-2021.2316369,
        author={Zaki  Mubarak and Mohd  Arifullah and Nilyati  Nilyati and Evi Erin Zahara},
        title={The Handover of Bungo Kelapo in The Marriage Tradition of The Malay Community of The Bukit Bulan Clan: A Hermeneutics Overview},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Colloquium on Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies in conjunction with the 1st International Conference on Education, Science, Technology, Indonesian and Islamic Studies, ICIIS and ICESTIIS 2021, 20-21 October 2021, Jambi, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICIIS AND ICESTIIS},
        year={2022},
        month={2},
        keywords={seserahan bungo kelapo hermeneutics},
        doi={10.4108/eai.20-10-2021.2316369}
    }
    
  • Zaki Mubarak
    Mohd Arifullah
    Nilyati Nilyati
    Evi Erin Zahara
    Year: 2022
    The Handover of Bungo Kelapo in The Marriage Tradition of The Malay Community of The Bukit Bulan Clan: A Hermeneutics Overview
    ICIIS AND ICESTIIS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-10-2021.2316369
Zaki Mubarak1,*, Mohd Arifullah1, Nilyati Nilyati1, Evi Erin Zahara1
  • 1: UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi
*Contact email: zakimubarak@uinjambi.ac.id

Abstract

This paper examines the tradition of handing over bungo kelapo carried out by the Bukit Bulan Clan as a traditional wealth that needs to be explored. Bungo kelapo is a symbolic custom that is handed over by the induak bako (the men’s side) in the wedding procession to the semendo party (the woman). Usually a symbol that holds various meanings, it requires an interpretive approach to explore multi-layered meanings which in this case is Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutic. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data was collected by means of observation, interviews and documentation which were then analyzed in Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutic review. The findings of this study suggest that the interpretation contained in the tradition of handing over bungo kelapo is a symbol of prosperity, love, and the responsibility of the induak bako to the nephew who is getting married.