MAKNA DAN FUNGSI SIMBOL SEKS DALAM RITUS KESUBURAN MASA MAJAPAHIT
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Nusantara, kesuburan, ritus kesuburan, simbol seks, fertility, fertility rites, sex symbolAbstract
Abstrak. Simbol seks melintas ruang dan waktu. Tumbuh, berkembang, dan berkelanjutan di berbagai belahan dunia. Tidak terkecuali di berbagai daerah di Nusantara semenjak masa Prasejarah, HinduBuddha, dan awal perkembangan Islam, bahkan hingga kini tradisinya masih terus berlanjut di banyak tempat. Sebagai suatu petanda budaya, baik berwujud ikonik ataupun simbolik, ia memiliki makna terkait dengan kesuburan, yakni kesuburan manusia, binatang, maupun tanaman. Sebagai simbol/ikon yang merepresentasikan makna kesuburan, baik dalam bentuk arca, relief candi ataupun ungkapan tekstual, kehadirannya di dalam sosio-budaya Jawa masa lalu dimaksudkan untuk menopang fungsi penyubur. Oleh karena itu, ia diposisikan sebagai sesuatu yang penting, terutama bagi para petani. Kepentingan itulah yang melatari mengapa phallus, vulva, payudara dan sanggama dalam konteks religius tertentu diyakini sebagai benda dan perbuatan suci, yang dipuja atau dilakukan dalam suatu ritus, yakni ritus kesuburan.
Kata kunci: Nusantara, kesuburan, ritus kesuburan, simbol seks
Abstract. The Meaning and Functions of Sex Symbol of the Fertility Rite in Majapahit Era.
Sex symbol across space and time. Grow and sustained in different parts of the world. No exception in many parts of the archipelago since prehistoric times, Hindu-Buddhist, and early development of Islam, even today the tradition still continues in many places. As a sign of culture, whether iconic or symbolic form, it has a meaning associated with fertility, the fertility of humans, animals, or plants. As symbols/icons that represent the meaning of fertility, either in the form of statues, reliefs or textual expression, the presence in the socio-cultural past of Java meant to sustain the function of fertilizer. Therefore, it is positioned as something important, especially for farmers. Interests that underlie why the phallus, vulva, breasts, and sexual intercourse in the context of a particular religious objects and believed actions to be sacred, revered or done in a ritual, the rites of fertility.
Keywords: Nusantara, fertility, fertility rites, sex symbol
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