Past wisdom taken from the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah

Istiadah, Istiadah and Furaida, Asni (2021) Past wisdom taken from the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah. Presented at The International Symposium on Religious Literature and Heritage (ISLAGE 2021), 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2021, Malang.

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Abstract

This article discusses the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah which is a fable contains much wisdom and this wisdom although comes from the past, yet it is still relevant till today. The saga Kalilah and Dimnah is originally written by Baidaba. He is a scholar and a wise man who give advice to the king. He created the saga to give lesson to the king who was known to be a cruel king. The story is intended to be a lesson for the king so that the king didn’t feel to be lectured. This study uses qualitative content analysis research. This theory will be utilized to answer a research question, it is: what are the past wisdom of the saga Kalilah and Dimnah to face global challenges? The result of this study is the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah consist of 32 wisdoms which spread out in this 22 fable stories by coding that should and should not be done by people who want to live right. The 32 wisdoms found cover all aspects of life, such as: politic, economy, social relation, education, law, culture, and security. This wisdom intended to be an example or parable for those who need it. This wisdom can be used for individual and social life.

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	past wisdom; the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah; coding of wisdom
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2099 Other Language, Communication and Culture > 209999 Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified 22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2203 Philosophy > 220305 Ethical Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	M.A. Asni Furaida
Date Deposited:	25 May 2022 09:39

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