ASPEK BUDAYA PADA UPAYA KONSERVASI AIR DALAM SITUS KEPURBAKALAAN DAN MITOLOGI MASYARAKAT MALANG

Abstract

The wellspring that sill exist in Malang Regency have potency as provider of amount of clean
water required of society and as the medium of cultural recreation and natural tourism. Three location
becoming study in this research there is at Polaman – District of Lawang, Sumberawan - District of
Singosari and Sumberingin - District of Pakis. This Research aim to conduct the inventarisation ,
Classification, Analysis the Cultural Meaning and Finding the Concept of the local wisdom in its
bearing with the site and myth that related to continuation of natural resources, specially irrigate in
cultural in perspective in Malang Regency. The Method that used to answer the problem of research
are documentation, observation, and interview with the respondent which have significance with
the research information. The result of research showed that the legend background, myth and the
belief about source of water known by society, source of existing water classified by verbal folklore
and non verbal folklore in social and culture domain. The Cultural meaning that able to be explained
are sacred meaning, potential meaning, and social meaning. The local wisdom concept that was
founded is there are still relevant concept of “ patirtan” and “ panguripan” in exploiting irrigate and
its conservation.