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<p>The ecological insights of local farming traditions have the potential to be adapted to modern agricultural practices. The article presents an exploration of the ecological insights of the <italic>bunga’ lalang</italic> rice farming tradition in the Luwu society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Four rituals of the tradition were observed directly during their performance, followed by interviews with eleven figures including the ritual masters. Each ritual of the <italic>bunga’ lalang</italic> tradition was treated as a discourse and the meanings of the biological elements are extracted to generate ecological knowledge that is biologically logical and compatible with modern scientific knowledge in rice farming.</p>
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The ecological insights of local farming traditions have the potential to be adapted to modern agricultural practices. The article presents an exploration of the ecological insights of the bunga’ lalang rice farming tradition in the Luwu society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Four rituals of the tradition were observed directly during their performance, followed by interviews with eleven figures including the ritual masters. Each ritual of the bunga’ lalang tradition was treated as a discourse and the meanings of the biological elements are extracted to generate ecological knowledge that is biologically logical and compatible with modern scientific knowledge in rice farming.

The Ecological Insight of the <italic>Bunga’ Lalang</italic> Rice Farming Tradition in Luwu Society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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The Ecological Insight of the  Rice Farming Tradition in Luwu Society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

The ecological insights of local farming traditions have the potential to be adapted to modern agricultural practices. The article presents an exploration of...

The Ecological Insight of the Bunga’ Lalang Rice Farming Tradition in Luwu Society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2021

Pages: 140 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2021-0008

Mots clés
ecological insights, rice farming tradition, Luwu society, Indonesia

© 2021 Magfirah Thayyib, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Ecological Insight of the Bunga’ Lalang Rice Farming Tradition in Luwu Society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2021

Pages: 140 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2021-0008

Mots clésecological insights, rice farming tradition, Luwu society, Indonesia

© 2021 Magfirah Thayyib, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
ecological insights, rice farming tradition, Luwu society, Indonesia