Ethnomathematics In Wayang (How to express it, and its philosophy)

Abstract

Ethnomathematics, is the basic substance of nature and life, including wayang among the existing branches. This article will try to describe 1. ways to express ethnomathematics in wayang, and 2. the philosophy of ethnomathematics in wayang. The way to obtain ethno-mathematical data in wayang is multi-disciplinary: hermeneutics, semiotics, dialectics and referentics, the approach is Javanese, namely a spiritual understanding of religion. The objects taken are wayang in general, especially those on YouTube, which are then extracted in such a way. As a result, 1. the way to express ethnomathematics in wayang is by: a. language, either: 1). verbal, meaning the language of words, or sentences spoken orally, 2). non-verbal means that it is expressed with gestures, it can be objects, or behavior, or b. numbers, either: 1). thank you, 2). approximately, and 3). tone. 2. Ethnomathematics philosophy in wayang, whether expressed by a. language: 1). verbally, 2). non-verbal, or with b. number: 1). thank you, 2). approximately, or 3). This tone is a Javanese understanding, namely spiritual religion, the magnitude of God whose magnitude is not measured by numbers, which is clearly beyond the limits of human reason.