The Kinship System in the Lintang Lanthip Novel by Aishworo Ang as the Implementation Means of Tolerance

ABSTRACT:This study aims to elaborate the kinship system in Aishworo Ang‟s Lintang Lanthip Novel as a means of forming tolerant characters. This novel was chosen as the object of study because it contained a kinship system in the coastal community of Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. This research is a qualitative research with literary anthropology approach. This theory was chosen because the novel as the object of research described the background of local communities in Gunungkidul Regency with a strong kinship culture. The data used are the novel excerpts submitted in the form of results elaboration. The technique of data collection was done by both referring to and recording techniques based on Lintang Lanthip Novel. The results show that kinship relations in rural communities through family relationships, individual/personal relationships, and the relationships in between societies through various traditions/ritual ceremonies created tolerance in the community system.
Keywords -kinship, novel, Lintang Lanthip, tolerance