INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE: A STUDY ON THE BIDAYUH FOLKTALES, DONDAN

• Main Author: Yvonne Michelle, Campbell
• Other Authors: Faidz Felani, Majeri
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Educatipn, Language and Communication, UNIMAS 2022
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PN Literature (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47313/1/INTANGIBLE%20CULTURAL.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47313/; https://www.felc.unimas.my/our-research/conferences/ic-mas-2022

Intangible cultural heritage is an important element of a community, and it reflects the ways of life as well as the Cultural Knowledge such as the beliefs, norms, values and customs deemed important by the community. Therefore, maintaining and preserving these cultural heritages is needed to ensure that the important Cultural Knowledge is passed on to the younger generation. The aim of this paper is to explore the Cultural Knowledge embedded within these intangible cultural heritages, particularly the Bidayuh folktales or dondan. It also discusses the significance of dondan in maintaining the Bidayuh culture. The data for this study are derived from folktales documented from four elders residing in three villages in the Bau Jagoi area of Sarawak. The recorded data, which was then transcribed and translated was analysed using thematic and content analysis. The findings from this study revealed a substantial amount of cultural knowledge embedded in the dondan which could be a source of education for the younger generation.