Cerita Rakyat Pesisiran Jawa Timur:

Perspektif Antropologis

Kusnadi

Jurusan Sastra Indonesia

Fakultas Sastra Universitas Jember

Jalan Kalimantan 37 Jember 68121

welfarestate@yahoo.com

Abstract

Verbal tradition or verbal art, especially folktales, are cultural aspects which could be worthy for the study and the effort to comprehend the coastal area society. This article discusses folktales originated in East Java coastal area. Result of the study shows that moral value and the theme of these coastal area folktales are contextual and in line with the social life, culture and the environment of the coastal society. Those massages and themes demonstrate the value system which needs to be understood, given close attention, and exploited to help solving the problem of the coastal area people. The exploration of these traditional values and its use for the development of the coastal area society is guaranteed by the Indonesian law. For this reason, research, study, comprehend, and make use of the study to preserve the environment resources and develop those coastal area people is a consequence from the axiologic dimension of the discipline that needs to be brought into reality.

Keywords: coastal area, folktale, social construction, verbal art.