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Narratives about urban legends in an area can be traced to a collective mindset about the presence of supernatural beings and powers. People believe in the existence of invisible creatures as a representation of the existence of the supernatural world that is parallel to human life. On the other hand, the existence of urban legends is always raised in artistic expressions in a local community. This shows that there is a process of preserving urban legend narratives in works of art, such as in literary works and in traditional plays in the Indramayu area. Thus, the urban legend becomes an inseparable part in the context of collective memory in the culture of a society so that it becomes one of the cultural identities in terms of urban legend in theatrical performances in Indramayu. This research on urban legends and cultural identity in traditional plays in Indramayu is discussed with a structural approach to understand story patterns, characteristics of urban legends; and a cultural studies approach to discuss the ideological aspects depicted through the traditional Indramayu theatrical performance, which marks the formation of cultural identity. The method used in this study is a field research method and observation through digital recordings from the YouTube channel as a data source for Indramayu traditional plays. The research resulted in the findings. First, the urban legend that is commonly narrated in every show is a creature with a giant or denawa named Wiralodra who is the guardian of the forest, a demon, a kuntilanak (kelong wewe), tuyul, and a snake demon. These supernatural beings mark a community belief that is internalized along with the religious appreciation adopted by the community. This appreciation of religion is shown through the existence of clerics or kyai who master religious knowledge as figures who carry out solutions to the problems that arise due to human conflict with supernatural powers as illustrated by traditional Indramayu theatrical performances. The presence of legendary creatures and figures of priest or kyai is one of the cultural identities that is constructed through performances. In addition, the cultural identity of the Indramayu community is also built through artistic discourse in the form of traditional plays that show their uniqueness when compared to similar arts in the surrounding cultural area.
Keywords:
urban legend, cultural identity, religion, theatre, traditional.
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"Urban Legend and Cultural Identity of the Indramayu Community in the Indramayu Traditional Play", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b1-b10, January-2024, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2401102.pdf
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