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Pre Era History of land Lombok is unclear because until now there is no data from experts and evidence that can support the pre-history of the land of Lombok. Including the Sasak tribe in the Malay race types who supposedly lived in Lombok over 2,000 years ago and is thought to have occupied the coastal area since 4,000 years ago, thus the inter-island trade has been actively going on since the time of proficiency level and along with it the interplay between cultures also has spread.

LOMBOK MIRAH SASAK ADI is one Negarakertagama excerpt from the book, a book that contains about power and governance Majapahit kingdom. Lombok words in Kawi language means straight or honest, ruby word meaning jewel, said sasak means a reality, and the word adi means that either the primary or the overall sense of honesty is a jewel of the fact that either or principal. Philosophical meaning that maybe were always in desire ancestral land occupants Lombok created as a form of local wisdom that must be maintained and preserved by his descendants.

Sasak Children.

In the books - old books, the name referred to Lombok Lombok found ruby and Lombok Lombok adi some papyrus also mention Lombok with gumi Selaparang or selapawis.
The origins of the inhabitants of the island of Lombok there are several versions of one of them is said sasak in etimilogis according to Dr. Goris. s. comes from the word meaning lawful to go and shaka which means ancestor. Means going to the land of their ancestors sasak (Lombok). This etymological ancestor of the bouffant is alleged Javanese, evident also from the writings sasak by Lombok resident called Jejawan, the Javanese are more at reception by literary sasak.

Sasak traditional house.

Ethnic majority of the inhabitants are ethnic Sasak Lombok island, sasak a major ethnic covering almost 95% population as a whole. Other evidence also stated that based on the inscription cans - cans were found in Pujungan, Balinese, Sasak tribe had inhabited the island of Lombok from IX to XI century AD, said sasak on the inscription refers to a tribe or people, such as the customs of Bali until now often called the island of Lombok with gumi sasak which means the soil, earth or dwelling place for the island sasak.

Sasak People in Ceremony.

Lombok's history can not be separated from the alternation of domination and war in which both the internal conflict, namely the battle between the kingdoms of Lombok and external, namely the control of the kingdom from outside the island of Lombok. Development era Hindu, Buddhist, raises several kingdoms like Selaparang Hindu, Bayan. These kingdoms in his journey in the bow by the Majapahit kingdom mastery of expedition Gajah Mada in XIII century - XIV and mastery-Gel Gel kingdom of Bali in the sixth century. Between Java, Bali and Lombok have some similarities in language and culture as if in search for the origin of writing - their origins rooted in the Hindu Javanese many things that can not be separated from the influence of the Majapahit kingdom mastery possibility of sending family members to govern or to build the kingdom in Lombok.

Bali is a very strong influence in culture Lombok that can not be separated from the expansion of the kingdom of Bali around 1740 in the western part of the island of Lombok in a long time. So much going on acculturation between local culture with the culture of immigrants it can be seen from the creation of the genre - a genre mix in the arts. Many traditional performing arts genre originating in or taken from the traditions of both ethnic performing arts. Sasak and Balinese take and borrow each other and created a new genre of art that is attractive and complementary.

Sasak woven cloths.

Gumi sasak experienced successive transfer of power to the Islamic era that gave birth to the Islamic kingdom Selaparang and Pejanggik. Islam came to Lombok along the XVI century there were several versions of the entry of Islam into the first Lombok from Java in through the eastern Lombok. The second Islam is derived from Makassar and Sumbawa when the doctrine was received by the nobility of the teachings quickly spread to the kingdoms in eastern Lombok and Lombok middle.
Sasak ethnic majority are Muslim, however in reality the influence of Islam also acculturated with local beliefs to form such flow telu time, if the analogy as Abangan in Java. At this time where time is no less telu got a place because it is not in accordance with Islamic law. Islamic influence is strong shift Hindu rule on the island of Lombok, until now can be seen only from the western part of the island of Lombok alone, especially in the city of Mataram.

Sasak is smiling people too like Balinese.

Alternation of mastery on the island of Lombok and the inclusion of other cultural influences have an impact increasingly rich and diverse cultural repertoire sasak. As a form of meeting (diffusion, acculturation, inculturation) culture. As in the case of Art, art forms are very diverse in Lombok. Original art and newcomers are complementary so as to create new genres. Most noticeably influence acculturated with local arts are arts of Bali and the influence of Islamic culture. Both bring a big contribution to the development of the arts in Lombok until today. Implementation of cultural encounter in the field of art, namely, that the influence of Bali; Art popple, quarts gerantang, Dance jangger, Gamelan Thokol, and that is the influence of Islam, namely Art Rudad, Cilokaq, Sasak Wayang, Gamelan Tambourine. Thank you for reading this article.
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DatePublished: August 2, 2015 at 16:36