The Local Wisdom Behind the Intelligence of Javanese Sexual Text in Traditional Javanese Literature (An Ethnolinguistic Review)

摘要

The traditional Javanese literature consists of sexual education. This research will reveal the intellectual of Javanese community with sex education that is contained in the data source of Tembang 'traditional song' as Javanese literary such as Serat Wewadining Palakrama, Serat Asmaragama, Serat Pangawikan Lakirabi, Marta Pangrawit, Serat Wirasating Wanita, and Serat Centhini. The aims of this paper is to examine the local wisdom behind the Javanese language in Javanese text that is contained of th e intelligence of ethnolinguistic Javanese sexual education. The result of this research are showed that the composition of Javanese sexual texts contained a mind-set, a worldview, a life view and a local knowledge system of Javanese in sex education. Sexual intercourse is placed in a great and sacred position to lead a religiosity.