Peranan Penghayat Kepercayaan Parmalim Huta Halasan sebagai Konservasi Tradisi Gondang: Studi Kasus Gondang Hasapi dan Gondang Sabangunan

Abstract

This article discusses how to understand beliefsParmalim to be a preserver and protector (conservation) of Toba Batak culture in particularGondang, The aims of this research are; How to describe the process of learning to be let's go to believersparmalim,How social values and local wisdom are conserved in traditionmargondang. What is the role of parmalim devotees in conservation?Gondang hasapi andGondang sabangunan. This research method uses qualitative methods which include field work activities (fieldwork), data analysis and then answering the problem formulation. The process of data analysis activities refers to the data analysis techniques expressed by Miles and Huberman (1994). There are three activities in terms of data analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The theory of the process of becoming an artist put forward by Alan P Marriam, The theory used in this study is conservation theory, namely Mantitaputy, 2019: 27 Conservation includes preventive conservation, curative conservation and restoration. All conservation actions in question must be ensured not to change the original form, meaning and nature, cultural inheritance theory Schiffer and Gumerman, 1977 The level of importance of a cultural heritage and the context theory by Edward T. Hall emphasize that the context is essentially a situation formed by The following components are settings, activities, and relationships. With these methods and theories, it is hoped that results will be achieved in understanding the beliefsParmalim be a form of conservationgodnang Sabangunanandgondang hasapi.