Debus Banten society is original art created in the 16th century, that is precisely during the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1532-1570), in order to spread Islam. Islam was introduced into the Sunan Gunung Jati Banten, one of the founders of the Sultanate of Cirebon, in 1520, the expedition along with the peaceful conquest of Sunda Kelapa. Then, when the power is held by the Sultan of Banten Ageng Tirtayasa (1651-1682), Debus focused as a tool to evoke the spirit of the warriors in the fight against Dutch invaders. Moreover, in the middle of his reign tensions with immigrants from Europe, mainly Dutch merchants who are members of the VOC. The arrival of the colonialists on the one hand encouraging the Muslim jihad archipelago, but on the other hand create uneven deepening of Islamic theology, namely the occurrence of mixing faith with pre-Islamic tradition. It is found in art Debus.
Debus send form
Debus game is a form of art combined with dance, voice and nuanced art of magical mysticism. Art whistle is usually performed as a complement to traditional ceremonies, or for public entertainment. The show begins with an opening (bloat), which sholawat reading or chanting praises to the Prophet Muhammad, remembrance of God, accompanied by percussion instruments for thirty minutes. The next event is a gritty, the singing dhikr chant out loud, shrill, bersahut-replication to the accompaniment of drumming. Along with the gritty, attractions immunity demonstrated in accordance with the wishes of the players: pierced belly with a mace, a spear or weapon almadad without injury; slicing limbs with a knife or cleaver; eat fire wire inserts a needle into the tongue, cheek skin and other body parts to redeemed without bleeding; slicing limbs to wounded and bleeding, but can be cured instantly with just a wipe; flush the body with hard water up to the clothing worn pulverized crushed but the skin remains intact. In addition, there are also attractions crackers or fried egg on top of the head, body burning with fire, climb stairs or take a set of very sharp cleaver, and rolling in a pile of glass or porcelain. Places ending with gemrung, the game of musical instruments drumming.
Spiritual leaders Debus
One of the spiritual leaders who want to Debus Banten origin presented in this paper is Tubagus Barce Banten or Abah Barce. He was well known among the population of Metro Manila as the spiritual leader of Debus 'modern'. That said, he was able to cure various diseases that can not be cured by medical treatment today. He is also frequently called upon as a personal adviser to spiritual issues by the political elite in Jakarta.
Abah Barce was instrumental in introducing the arts to whistle out of the country, such as the United States, Australia, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Spain, and Holland. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1985. In addition, he is chairman of the Indonesia Paranormal Association Banten branch since May 2003, chairman of the Society of Judo-Karate-Silat Banten, and the founder of Laskar Islam Banten in 1999.
According to Abah Barce, Debus has nothing to do with the world of mystical or magic, not like most people during this notion, because it's the same magic with shirk (associating partners with Allah). He also said that the whistle is used by the clergy ancient times to fight the invaders.
Art Debus As Tourism Potential
Regardless of the assumption is closely related to whistle as opposed to the mystical world of Islam, the doctrine that played a role in the creation of art history Debus in Indonesia, as well as the implementation of the attractions that started with prayer readings and chanting sholawat Prophet. Undeniably, Debus Banten is a traditional art that can serve as an attraction for tourists.So, why not preserve and develop the arts Debus, who is also a cultural characteristic of Banten.
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