Open AccessRITUAL MA’ATENU SEBAGAI MEDIA KONSTRUKSI IDENTITAS KOMUNITAS MUSLIM HATUHAHA DI PELAUW MALUKU TENGAH
Author(s) -
Yance Zadrak Rumahuru
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
kawistara : jurnal ilmiah sosial dan humaniora/kawistara
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2355-5777
pISSN - 2088-5415
DOI - 10.22146/kawistara.3949
Subject(s) - muslim community , identity (music) , sociology , anthropology , relation (database) , interview , gender studies , religious studies , islam , art , history , aesthetics , archaeology , philosophy , database , computer science
This article aims to expalin identity construction of the Hatuhaha muslim community in Pelauw territory,one which use ritual as its main arena. Data on ma’atenu ritual was collected through of ma’atenuimplementation, and interviewing of informants in Pelauw.There are ritual partisans and ritual leaderswho use symbols in the ritual. The article relates the present ritual to their historical evens and the currentcondition of local community. This research concludes that (1) the ritual has been a useful and strategicmedia for identity construction, and (2) through the ritual implementationof ritual, the interpersonalolidarity of Pelauw poeple or Hatuhaha muslim community has been well-developed, it is knoum locallythe maningkamu relation.