Abstract

The theories on the life journey of eastern humans, including this nation, are dynamism, animism, polytheism and monotheism. Because of this, the culture was then called the sangkan-paran culture. This article aims to find out the symbolic meaning of wayang as a sangkan paran culture The approach to the symbolic meaning of wayang culture as a sangkan paran culture is carried out in various ways such as semiotics, meaning interpreting existing signs. Hermeneutics, interpreting the narrative. Grammar, interpreting what appears with all its coherence and consistency. Dialectics, asking the experts. References, referencing existing writings in books, journals, newspapers, brochures and the like. The results of the article, that wayang art as a sangkan-paran culture, are: 1. reminding humans of God, that God is the One who is omnipotent, 2. reminding humans of humans, that humans are servants of God's creation who are weak and have no value. anything, and 3. reminds people of goodness that goodness is His command to do, evil to be abandoned.

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