Dance Bedana Olok Gading: Religious Meaning and Semiotic Studies of Roland Barthes

Abstract

This study describes the religious meaning of the Olok Gading Bedana dance in Lampung Province. This research uses a qualitative approach with reference to Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method. This research was carried out by going directly to the field to find out the Olok Gading Bedana dance, and emphasizing the religious meaning that exists in the Olok Gading Bedana dance, this dance was also used in its day as a medium of association and conveying messages (da'wah) to young people in order to practice their religious teachings. This study describes the religious meaning of the Olok Gading Bedana dance in Lampung Province. This research uses a qualitative approach with reference to Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method. This research was carried out by going directly to the field to find out the Olok Gading Bedana dance, and emphasizing the religious meaning that exists in the Olok Gading Bedana dance, this dance was also used in its day as a medium of association and conveying messages (da'wah) to young people in order to practice their religious teachings.