The Survival of Dieng Rural Society in Maintaining Local Wisdom

Abstract

Modernity becomes an important determinant in a rural discourse of Indonesia nowadays. Dieng is a central development area of Javanese culture in the rural part which is also affected by the modernity in the Java Island. The Dieng society nowadays has considerably changed from the social, economic, and cultural aspects. These changes become important to discuss related to the existence of the local wisdom and survival of the society in maintaining their identity.