The traditional house in Indonesia (Sumatera) Part 1

Here is the traditional house in Indonesia:

Aceh: Rumoh Aceh

For the Acehnese, building a house is like building a life. That's why the development performed must meet several requirements and go through several stages. The requirements are: choosing the good day by Teungku (local clerics), procurement of festivity, wood procurement options, and so on.

West Sumatera: Rumah Gadang

Rumah gadang or Rumah Godang is the name for a traditional house of Minangkabau traditional house and lot in encounter in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The house is also known by other names by the local people with the name Bagonjong house or there is also a mention by name Rumah Baanjung. Houses with this model are also often found in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. However, not all regions of the Minangkabau (darek) that should set custom homes, only in areas that already have the status of Rumah gadang these villages should be established. So also in the area called the shoreline, this custom home is no established previously by the nomads Minangkabau.

Riau: Selaso Jatuh Kembar, Lontiok

Rumah Selaso Jatuh is like custom homes but its function is not to stay but to customary consultation or meeting. Fall Salaso Hall has a floor breezeway circumference lower than the living room, because it is said Salaso Fall. All buildings both custom homes and customs hall is decorated mainly in the form of carving. At the peak of the roof there is always sticking up ornate wooden cross and was given a carved decoration usually called Salembayung or Sulobuyung which implies recognition of the Almighty God. The lobby in the Malay language called Selaso. Selaso fell significantly twins home alone with two hall (selaso, salaso) the lower floor of the living room.

South Sumatera: Rumah Limas

Rumah Limas  is a traditional house prototype Palembang. In addition characterized by a pyramid-shaped roof, this traditional home has a terraced floor levels called Bengkilas and only used for the benefit of the family as a celebration. Guests usually accepted in terrace or second floor.

Culture as civilization

Today, most people understand the idea of ​​"culture" that developed in Europe in the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century. The idea of ​​"culture" reflects an imbalance between the European powers and the power of the colonized areas.

They consider 'culture' as "civilization" as the opposite of "nature". According to this way of thinking, one culture with another culture can be compared; definitely one of the higher culture than other cultures.

In practice, the word culture refers to objects and activities that "elite" such as wearing clothes that are classy, fine art, or listening to classical music, while the cultured word used to describe people who know, and take part, of those activities in above.

For example, if someone had opinion that classical music is the music of the "classy", elite, and art flavor, while traditional music as music is considered tacky and outdated, the presumption arises that he is the one who is "culturally".

People who use the word "culture" in this way do not believe there are other cultures that exist, they believe that there is only one culture and a benchmark norms and values ​​around the world. According to this view, a person who has a different habit with their "cultured" is described as "not cultured", not as a man "of other cultures." People who are "not cultured" is said to be "natural," and observers often retain elements of high culture (high culture) to suppress the thought of "human nature".

Since the 18th century, some social critics have accepted the differences between cultured and civilized nation, but the comparison is-cultured and civilized nation can suppress interpretation-improvement and development of the interpretation of experience as a destructive and "unnatural" that obscure and distort the nature of the humans.

In this case, traditional music (which was created by the working class) is considered to express "a natural way of life" (natural way of life), and classical music as a decline and deterioration.

Currently mostly social scientists refuse to confront the culture with nature and monadic concept ever applies. They assume that culture previously considered "elite" and the "cultural elite" are the same - each community has a culture that can not be compared.

Social observers distinguish some cultures as popular culture (popular culture) or pop culture, meaning goods and activities that are produced and consumed by many people.