The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt

This study explores the customs and local traditions of the Nubian tribe in Egypt that have endured despite the pressures of modernization and globalization. The research addresses two key questions: the functions of the Nubian tribe’s customs and traditions that remain preserved today and the rela...

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Main Author: Imam Wicaksono
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Language:English
Published: LP2M Insuri Ponorogo 2024-12-01
Series:Al-Adabiya: Jurnal Kebudayaan dan Keagamaan
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Online Access:https://www.ejournal.insuriponorogo.ac.id/index.php/adabiya/article/view/6147
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description This study explores the customs and local traditions of the Nubian tribe in Egypt that have endured despite the pressures of modernization and globalization. The research addresses two key questions: the functions of the Nubian tribe’s customs and traditions that remain preserved today and the relationships between the various elements of Nubian customs. This study applies Bronislaw Malinowski’s functionalism theory, which asserts that each cultural element functions to fulfill human physiological and psychological needs. Additionally, Talcott Parsons’ Social System theory is used to understand how Nubian customs function as an integrated system in which roles and norms establish social order within the community. The findings reveal that enduring Nubian traditions include pregnancy rituals, traditional healing, the prohibition of women riding donkeys, marriage customs, pregnancy invocation rituals, death rites, and crocodile keeping. The holistic relationship among cultural elements is evident in the use of the Nubian language in rituals, oral traditions, and intergenerational communication, which serves to protect Nubian cultural identity from external cultural influences.
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spelling doaj-art-194fef2d2a3d4d69b220dca10699c6f82024-12-19T11:42:15ZengLP2M Insuri PonorogoAl-Adabiya: Jurnal Kebudayaan dan Keagamaan1907-11912540-92042024-12-0119210.37680/adabiya.v19i2.6147The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in EgyptImam Wicaksono0Universitas Gadjah Mada This study explores the customs and local traditions of the Nubian tribe in Egypt that have endured despite the pressures of modernization and globalization. The research addresses two key questions: the functions of the Nubian tribe’s customs and traditions that remain preserved today and the relationships between the various elements of Nubian customs. This study applies Bronislaw Malinowski’s functionalism theory, which asserts that each cultural element functions to fulfill human physiological and psychological needs. Additionally, Talcott Parsons’ Social System theory is used to understand how Nubian customs function as an integrated system in which roles and norms establish social order within the community. The findings reveal that enduring Nubian traditions include pregnancy rituals, traditional healing, the prohibition of women riding donkeys, marriage customs, pregnancy invocation rituals, death rites, and crocodile keeping. The holistic relationship among cultural elements is evident in the use of the Nubian language in rituals, oral traditions, and intergenerational communication, which serves to protect Nubian cultural identity from external cultural influences. https://www.ejournal.insuriponorogo.ac.id/index.php/adabiya/article/view/6147EgyptianFunctionalismMalinowskiNubi TribeParsons
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The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
Al-Adabiya: Jurnal Kebudayaan dan Keagamaan
Egyptian
Functionalism
Malinowski
Nubi Tribe
Parsons
title The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
title_full The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
title_fullStr The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
title_full_unstemmed The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
title_short The Persistence of Tradition Amid Modernization: A Functionalist Study of Nubian Customs in Egypt
title_sort persistence of tradition amid modernization a functionalist study of nubian customs in egypt
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Functionalism
Malinowski
Nubi Tribe
Parsons
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