Besale is the term used by Orang Rimba which in general means arousing human spirit or soul to be delivered from evil spirit. There has been no specific literature studying this traditional ritual of Orang Rimba. Yet, there are some books discussing about Orang Rimba and talk a bit about this theme. Thus, they will become the reference for this article.
The origin of Besale ritual is based on Orang Rimba’s belief to the god who rules the forest. According to the research result of Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia (Center for Historical and Cultural Studies of Department of Education and Culture of Indonesia) (1977: 127), Orang Rimba believe that if a family member or a relative get sick, this means that god has sent calamities. Therefore, to ask god to cure the illness, they hold Besale ritual.
Specifically, the ritual is performed to deliver the sick from evil spirit which is believed to be the cause of the illness and to purify the soul of the sick. In general, Besale aims to maintain the balance between human life and supernatural world, which, according to Orang Rimba, must be well kept. Otherwise, the imbalance will then give bad influence to their life in broad sense, such as the spread of incureable diseases (Eddy Ramlan, 1997). More ... >>
The origin of Besale ritual is based on Orang Rimba’s belief to the god who rules the forest. According to the research result of Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia (Center for Historical and Cultural Studies of Department of Education and Culture of Indonesia) (1977: 127), Orang Rimba believe that if a family member or a relative get sick, this means that god has sent calamities. Therefore, to ask god to cure the illness, they hold Besale ritual.
Specifically, the ritual is performed to deliver the sick from evil spirit which is believed to be the cause of the illness and to purify the soul of the sick. In general, Besale aims to maintain the balance between human life and supernatural world, which, according to Orang Rimba, must be well kept. Otherwise, the imbalance will then give bad influence to their life in broad sense, such as the spread of incureable diseases (Eddy Ramlan, 1997). More ... >>
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