Cultural diversity in Indonesia should be seen as a wealth instead of poverty. Indonesia that has no single cultural identity does not mean do not have identity, but with the cultural diversity that is proving that our society has a culture of production quality excellent, if referring to the notion that culture is the result of human reserved.

Culture or cultural anthropology you think Indonesia, Koenjtaraningrat, is the whole system of ideas, actions and results of human work in the framework of a society that human beings are entitled to learn. Sense refers to the idea of J. J Honigmann about the culture or being referred to as ‘cultural phenomenon’. Honigmann cultural divides into three states, namely in the form of culture, ideas, patterns of action and artifacts or objects.

Referring to the above concept, if it is returned in the existing reality in the life of Indonesian people, we would be able to sort out any existing cultural manifestation, at least from what we see every day. Along with that, then will come the classic question – “whether there is a culture of Indonesia?” If Japan has a cultural identity in the form of ideas summarized in the Bushido (the samurai moral) which contains the teachings of honesty, selflessness, hard work etc.. Then, if the concept of mutual cooperation is the culture of Indonesia? Or there is another term?

There are several major cultures (not in the context of good and bad) that are connected and linked to Indonesia in search of culture, namely the eastern cultural terms, the dominance of a local culture and the influence of Islam as the religion of the majority. The associations were essentially not lead to the search for answers to what is meant by the national culture, but it is more likely to be something imposed as a derivative of ideological interests, which later on behalf of national integration. However, it is useful if we need to strengthen the analysis of three of our arguments about the national culture.

Deni Andriana

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