Jurnal Sejarah Citra Lekha, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2019, hlm. 3-14 WACANA “KERAJAAN MAJAPAHIT BALI”: DINAMIKA PURI DALAM PUSARAN POLITIK IDENTITAS KONTEMPORER I Putu Gede Suwitha Departemen Sejarah, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar - Indonesia Alamat korespondensi:
[email protected] Diterima/Received: 10 Agustus 2018; Direvisi/Revised: 17 Januari 2019; Disetujui/Accepted: 14 Maret 2019 Abstract This study discusses the transformation of the identity of the contemporary Balinese community and the dynamics of palaces (puri) in the political rotation based on discursive development of the “Bali Majapahit Kingdom”. The discourse can be observed from the local newspapers in Bali such as Bali Post, Tokoh, and so forth. The discourse of the “Bali Majapahit Kingdom” inspired by the Majapahit kingdom as the image. The historical method applied in this study. The data were analyzed descriptively-qualitatively using historical analysis. The result of the study shows that the discourse of the “Bali Majapahit Kingdom” has been thrown by a central figure named Aryawedakarna for his political interest. He has smartly used the Majapahit kingdom and the resurgence of Hinduism as the inspiration to establish the image as a royal figure. Actually, what he has done is the political identity and was successfully appointed a member of the Regional Representative Council [Dewan Perwakilan Daerah] with more or less 200,000 votes in the 2014 election. Keywords: Politic of Identity; Dynamic of Palaces; Politic of Image. Abstrak Kajian ini membahas perubahan identitas masyarakat Bali Kontemporer, khususnya perkembangan puri dalam pusaran politik dengan mengikuti perkembangan wacana “Kerajaan Majapahit Bali”. Wacana ini dapat diamati lewat media pers di Bali khususnya koran Bali Post, Tokoh, dan beberapa koran lainnya.