Javanese trah : a preliminary discussion of a type of Javanese social organization
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1980
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Sairin, Sjafri
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The central concern of this thesis is the description of a type
of Javanese formal social organization called trah. Trah are sometimes
large organizations of an associational type whose membership is based
on genealogical connections oriented to an apical ancestor or ancestress.
Trah are usually established by urban dwellers or those influenced
by an urban orientation. Trah do not seem to be common among villagers
nor the urban poor . While a great proportion of Javanese are not
involved in or interested in forming trah , the phenomenon is sufficiently
cornmon and the membership involves a sufficient number of people so as
to make this a worthwhile topic for description and analysis.
Because trah exist among people who belong to all four major social
groupings in Java, these organizations are, for the purposes of this
study, distinguished according to four types, i.e., ndara trah, priyayi
trah, santri trah and wong cilik trah. Each of the four types of trah
has its own characteristics and activities but they share the same
principal features.
Although the aims of each trah are formulated differently, all trah
assert that the basic aim of the trah organization is to maintain kinship
feeling and promote mutual help among members. To achieve these alms
the trah holds various activities such as annual and monthly meetings
for members. To achieve these alms
the trah holds various activities such as annual and monthly meetings
for members. In some instances the establishment of a trah is influenced
by various factors such as the Javanese traditional value system, social
mobility, and political and economic circumstances.
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