Traditions and Intellectual Discourse of the Minangkabau Community in Kaba Si Ali Amat
Abstract
This study aims to explore the traditions and intellectual discourse of Minangkabau society in Kaba Si Ali Amat; and power relations in Kaba Si Ali Amat. The method used in this research is content analysis and the critical discourse theory of Foucault. The content analysis aims to uncover and understand messages in literary texts. Critical discourse analysis is used to study the constellation of power that occurs in the production process and the reproduction of meaning. This analysis is also used to disassemble the power that is in every language process. The results of this study indicate that the old literature was produced as a legacy of the literary tradition initiated by old writers. A writer chooses literary forms in distributing ideas to sharpen and mask his/her feelings. The discussion of this research regards the power relations that influence the creation of Kaba Si Ali Amat in the form of traditions, cultures, beliefs, and worldviews of the past.
Keywords: intellectual discourse, kaba si ali amat, minangkabau, old literature, tradition
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