Academic literature on the topic 'Ratul Kidul (Legendary character)'

Nyi Roro Kidul, Nyai Loro Kidul, or Nyai Ratu Kidul is a character of folk legend which has existed all along south coast of Java land: from East Java, to Middle Java and Jogjakarta, then to West Java and Banten. People along the south coast of Java island believe to myth of this legendary character as a beautiful and supernatural woman who has authority of devil realm in Indonesian Ocean (Indian Ocen) or Segoro Kidul (South Sea). The popularity of Nyi Roro Kidul has also become motivation for national film-making and TV media to produce many films and drama about this character. Although there are many similarities about the revelation, among regions, legend and mass culture (film, TV); the representations of Nyi Roro Kidul show differences in theme emphasis. In East Javanese people, Nyi Roro Kidul is emphasized on the intention of people seeking wealth pesugihan (with the helping from devils) by sacrificing human soul for antidote. In Middle Javanese people, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is representated as the take turn-wife of Sultans from Mataram, Sultan Panembahan Senopati to Sultans of Jogjakarta in the present time. The west Javanese people represents this figure as the princess of Pakuan Pajajaran Kingdom who is betrayed and abused, and throw away herself to jump into South Sea, then she incarnates as a beautiful and undefeated supernatural queen. On film and television, Nyi Roro Kidul is presented as a beautiful, sexy, cruel and sexual adventurer woman.

Abstract. The relation between Islam and Javanese tradition is seen at a case of a pilgrimage and ritual of Labuhan at a beach of Parangkusuma, Yogyakarta. This ritual is well-known, and even became a tourism agenda, so is tha pilgrimage. The legend of a myth character like Kanjeng Ratu Kidul was engaged firmly with the kings and citizens of Mataram, specially Yogyakarta palace. In the ritual of Labuhan and pilgrimage (usually holds on Tuesday and Kliwon of Friday) in Parangkusuma showed two interested phenomenons about Islam and Kejawen interaction. There was an opinion that Islam and Kejawen interaction is a parallelism. This article used a descriptive method to explain that phenomenon. The conclusion is, the relation occurred in the practice of ritual of Labuhan and pilgrimage is a parallelism, what brought a certain understanding about Javanese, spesifically in relation with religion.Abstrak. Hubungan Islam dan Kejawen terlihat pada kasus perziarahan dan upacara labuhan di pantai Parangkusuma, Yogyakarta. Upacara labuhan cukup dikenal banyak orang bahkan menjadi agenda wisata untuk menarik wisatawan, demikian pula perziarahan. Legenda tentang tokoh mitos Kanjeng Ratu Kidul sangat erat hubungannya dengan para raja dan rakyat Mataram, khususnya keraton Yogyakarta. Dalam upacara labuhan dan perziarahan (yang biasanya dilakukan pada setiap malam Selasa dan Jumat Kliwon) di Parangkusuma memperlihatkan fenomena yang menenarik untuk melihat interaksi yang terjadi antara Islam dan Kejawen. Ada pendapat yang mengatakan bahwa interaksi yang terjadi antara Islam dan Jawa pada perhelatan tersebut adalah sebuah parallelisme. Artikel ini menggunakan metode deskriptif pada fenomena yang ada di Parangkusuma Kesimpulannya adalah, interaksi yang terjadi merupakan sebuah parallelisme, yang membawa pemahaman tertentu tentang Jawa, khususnya dalam hubungan dengan agama.