GOTIKSWAN AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF NUNGGAK SEMI
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https://doi.org/10.61677/satmata.v4i1.1007Keywords:
Gotikswan, Nunggak Semi, cultural revitalization, Indonesian batik, kerisAbstract
Go Tik Swan Hardjonagoro (Gotikswan) is one of Indonesia’s cultural figures who has played a significant role in the development of Indonesian batik and the preservation of Javanese culture through the Nunggak Semi philosophy. This study aims to reconstruct Gotikswan’s thoughts on the Nunggak Semi philosophy and analyze its implementation in the development of Indonesian batik and the preservation of the keris. The study employs a library research approach, drawing on published scholarship and UNESCO institutional heritage records analyzed descriptively and interpretively through data reduction, categorization, and thematic interpretation. The results of the study indicate that the Nunggak Semi philosophy views culture as a dynamic entity; thus, cultural preservation is not interpreted as a static effort to maintain traditions, but rather as ensuring the sustainability of cultural values through a process of innovation that remains rooted in tradition. Gotikswan embodies this philosophy through the development of Indonesian batik that integrates the cultural diversity of the Indonesian archipelago, as well as through the preservation of the keris tradition, which emphasizes the regeneration of knowledge, skills, and cultural communities. Thus, Nunggak Semi offers a paradigm for cultural revitalization that blends tradition and innovation as a strategy to ensure the sustainability of Indonesia’s cultural heritage.
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