MAINTAINING THE INFLUENCE OF POWERLESS SURAKARTA HADININGRAT KINGDOM OVER THE SUBJECTS TROUGH RITUAL (The symbolic meaning of Heir Procession On 1 st Muharram at Surakarta Hadiningrat Court)
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Jan 24, 2017
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Ritual, Keraton Surakarta Sultanate, symbol system, the structure of power
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Surakarta Sultanate today no longer has the administrative power in Surakarta and
surrounding communities. Surakarta Sultanate has lost its power since the Dutch colonial. The
dutch intentionally weaken it. It position subjected to the Chief Resident of Surakarta. From
independence until today, The power of sultanate is only to the extent of its palace buildings.Even
so its existence is inherent in the heart of Surakarta people and surrounding areas. This paper will
try to see the construction of meaning the symbol of ritual Heir Procession held each night 1
Muharram by Kraton Surakarta Sultanate. Through functional approach of culture offered by
Geertz, that culture as a system of symbols which is the symbols of and the symbol for, this paper
argues that this ritual contains various symbols of spirituality, values, ethics and also an effort to
maintain the hierarchical power between the king's palace, nobles and the subjects in the cultural
life of Surakarta and surrounding communities.
surrounding communities. Surakarta Sultanate has lost its power since the Dutch colonial. The
dutch intentionally weaken it. It position subjected to the Chief Resident of Surakarta. From
independence until today, The power of sultanate is only to the extent of its palace buildings.Even
so its existence is inherent in the heart of Surakarta people and surrounding areas. This paper will
try to see the construction of meaning the symbol of ritual Heir Procession held each night 1
Muharram by Kraton Surakarta Sultanate. Through functional approach of culture offered by
Geertz, that culture as a system of symbols which is the symbols of and the symbol for, this paper
argues that this ritual contains various symbols of spirituality, values, ethics and also an effort to
maintain the hierarchical power between the king's palace, nobles and the subjects in the cultural
life of Surakarta and surrounding communities.
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Alkaff, Idrus. “MAINTAINING THE INFLUENCE OF POWERLESS SURAKARTA HADININGRAT KINGDOM OVER THE SUBJECTS TROUGH RITUAL (The Symbolic Meaning of Heir Procession On 1 St Muharram at Surakarta Hadiningrat Court)”. Jurnal Ilmu Agama: Mengkaji Doktrin, Pemikiran, dan Fenomena Agama 17, no. 2 (January 24, 2017): 183–192. Accessed November 25, 2025. https://jurnal.radenfatah.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/1082.
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Alkaff, Idrus. “MAINTAINING THE INFLUENCE OF POWERLESS SURAKARTA HADININGRAT KINGDOM OVER THE SUBJECTS TROUGH RITUAL (The Symbolic Meaning of Heir Procession On 1 St Muharram at Surakarta Hadiningrat Court)”. Jurnal Ilmu Agama: Mengkaji Doktrin, Pemikiran, dan Fenomena Agama 17, no. 2 (January 24, 2017): 183–192. Accessed November 25, 2025. https://jurnal.radenfatah.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/1082.