Traditions and Transitions folk narrative in the contemporary world
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July 2001 The University of Melbourne, Australia
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Many Indonesian folktales incorporate cursing in their theme, and in
today's Indonesian newspapers, there is a large number of articles that
highlights curses. One of the most
powerful curse folktales in Indonesia is "Malin Kundang", a story of
a mother who curses her son to be a stone for denying her. The folktale is so influential that the word
Malin Kundang is used in a large context to discipline Indonesians.
Because folktale is a potent mechanism for children's moral education,
"Malin Kundang" and other curse folktales can be considered to be a
compelling tool to educate Indonesian children. If folktales affect the society in which they are told, it is
interesting to study how a curse folktale as influential as "Malin
Kundang" would affect Indonesian society, especially their children - the
future's generation.
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