THE ROLE OF CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS PREACHING IN THE WAYANG WAHYU PERFORMANCE BY THE NGAJAB RAHAYU COMMUNITY

Abstract

Wayang Wahyu is a puppet show as a medium for religious propaganda for Catholics. This study of the form of wayang Wahyu presentation aims to reveal the impact of the Wayang Wahyu performance in strengthening the interpretation of the book, as well as deepening the appreciation of the faith of Catholics in Surakarta. This research is a form of further thought on the occurrence of updates in the wayang Wahyu presentation and its relevance to the appreciation of the audience. The perspective used in this study is phenomenology in which observations of the phenomenon of wayang revelation performances aimed at giving views and appreciation of Catholic teachings are developed from their lives in society. The study was conducted by observing the performances, views, behavior, manner and quality of appreciation of Catholics towards the revelation of wayang revelations. Observations were made on the dalang who had different backgrounds, but presented the same play. The two dalangs have different perspectives, even though they perform the same play, they produce different perceptions in the audience's atmosphere. This study produces evidence that there is an effect of the form of wayang Wahyu presentation on its correlation with the audience's response in the context of appreciation. So that it is important to update the wayang Wahyu to fulfill its function as a medium for preaching to Catholics.