Keraton Indonesia Antara Pelestarian Budaya Dan Modernitas

Abstract

The palace as a traditional cultural heritage of Indonesia experiences cultural tension
along with the occurrence of modernity in Indonesia. Modernization has marginalized the role and
function of the Palace as the center of traditional power. Conversely, efforts to build the existence of
the Palace can be questioned about its relevance or merely cultural romance. For this reason, this
study examines three main problems. First, why does the Keraton preserve the Keraton Culture in
Indonesia? Second, how are the forms of preservation of Keraton Culture in Indonesia? Third, what
are the implications of the Keraton Cultural Preservation in Indonesia? These three problems are
examined with three theories, namely the theory of social change, cultural adaptation, and genetic
structuralism. The research method used is qualitative research with three data collection techniques,
namely observation, interviews, and document studies. Data were analyzed with descriptiveinterpretative
techniques through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing
conclusions. The results show that the reasons underlying the preservation of the Keraton Culture in Indonesia include rebuilding the existence of the Palace, maintaining the status quo, structural
differentiation, and the charm of modern life. The forms of preservation of Keraton Culture include
(1) passive preservation, namely the construction of the physical structure of Keratondan and
maintaining the attributes of royal identity; (2) active preservation, i.e. optimizing capital owned by
the Palace with specific patterns and specific goals in the structure of modern society; and (3)
Keraton network preservation, namely strengthening collegial collective systems and network
expansion. Implications of Keraton Cultural Preservation in social life include reformulation of
social relations and shifting the patron-client system. The implication in cultural life is in the form of
strengthening Keratonsas cultural heritage and strengthening Keratonsas the center of cultural
development.