Moral values in the oral tradition of the BekesahPuspakrama text (a structural review)

Abstract

. This study aims to obtain a detailed in-depth understanding of the moral values contained in the BekesahPusakrama text. This research is library research using a the Levis-Strauss model of structural review with content analysis technique. The results reveal the concept of values related to 146 moral aspects. BekesahBuspakrama is a cultural heritage in a society, and this inherited tradition process forms a characteristic of oral tradition. Oral tradition of BekesahPuspakrama has a function as a system of protection of behavior and social control, while ritual activities are practical uses that are applied to the community as a philosophical position of BekesahPuspakrama. The implications of this research are expected to have an impact on the development of education, specifically on the preservation of the oral traditions as an effort to revitalize Indonesian language and literature.