This study aims to describe the kinship system of Balinese from the novel Tarian Bumi by Oka Rusmini which uses literary anthropology approach. In analyzingthe cultural elements particularly the kinship system of the Balinesein the novel, this study uses descriptive,interpretative method by presenting it in description technique. The data were collectedfrom reading and note-taking technique,and these were further analyzedusing literary anthropology approach with content analysis model. Content analysis was donethrough inference, analysis, validity,and reliability. The results reveal that the Balinese practice the patrilineal and one-caste kinship system. This relationship is clearly illustratedby Telaga, a descendant ofBrahmin strata, who married to a Sudra man.The marriage brought in disgrace,and a catastrophefor the family. Telaga opposed the one-caste marriage systemby marrying a man who was not a descendant of the Brahmins. As a result, Telagawasexpelledfrom her‘Dadia’ (Brahmin’s family temple). Telaga followed her husband as a Sudra woman along with her descendants because of the patrilineal kinship system that governs the lives of the Balinese. In conclusion, the kinship system of the Balinese from the novel “Tarian Bumi” by Oka Rusmini is patrilineal, which turns to be a tradition for the Balinese in their marriage

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