ANALYSIS OF THE BAJAU PEOPLE’S LOCAL GENIUS AS THE CATHALIST FOR EMPOWERING COMMUNITY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL STUDIES

La , Taena (2011) ANALYSIS OF THE BAJAU PEOPLE’S LOCAL GENIUS AS THE CATHALIST FOR EMPOWERING COMMUNITY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL STUDIES. Mudra (JURNAL SENI BUDAYA), 26 (3). p. 1. ISSN 0854-3461

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Abstract

The Bajau people have several local geniuses which have been parts of their socio- political, cultural, economic and legal life order. In addition, they have also become parts of their environmental management. Their local geniuses, which are highly wide and cover theological, pragmatic and technical things, are dynamic and sustainable and can be accepted by their community. In practice, their local geniuses are potentially used as the cultural capital for empowering the community. Two of such local geniuses are in the forms of a social network system and indigenous knowledge. They may be used as the catalyst for empowering the community and forming cultural resistance to globalization. In addition, they are also highly important to the Bajau community, as they have creatively inspired the people to reply to various life pressures resulting from economic problems and the fact that their daily needs are becoming more complex.

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