Folklore Of Sang Sandiaka Based On The Function Theory, Morphological Theory And Mythological Theory At Depeha Village, Kubu Tambahan District

Abstrak

This study aims to find the functions and ideologies of Depeha Village folklore entitled
Sang Sandiaka. The focus of the problems to be studied in this study consists of three things; they
are: (1) to find out the narrative structure of the folklore of Sang Sandiaka, (2) to find out the
functions of the story, and (3) to find out the ideologies in it. The type of this study is qualitative.
The theories used in this study are the morphological theory , the function theory and the
mythological theory. The data were collected through documentation and interview. Thus the
analysis started with a review of Sang Sandiaka's story, then the narrative structure and the
function as well as the meaning of the story, and the ideologies contained in it were presented.
The results of this study showed that: (1) the story of Sang Sandiaka functions to remind the past,
as non-formal education of the community and as the entertainment for the Depeha Village
community, and (2) the ideologies which the folklore contain are the ideology of leadership and
the ideology of social equality.