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Symbolic Reverence: An Ethnographic Study on the Tonggoluan and Pusi’ Death Rituals Within Bolaang Mongondow Society Through Victor Turner's Perspective Hasan, Faradila; Fadillah, Dinda; Willya, Evra; Sugitanata, Arif
Potret Pemikiran Vol 27, No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Manado

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30984/pp.v27i2.2471

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This ethnography study investigates the sociocultural significance of the Tonggoluan and Pusi’ death rituals that persist in Bolaang Mongondow society despite the threat of modernity. Current understanding ignores its ontological role in preserving the existence of Bolaang Mongondow, so this research aims to explain these traditions as a basis for identity formation and social reproduction through the lens of Victor Turner's symbolic anthropology. Using a rigorous ethnographic field study, data was collected through in-depth interviews and observation of six elders in Bolaang Mongondow. These findings reveal that Tonggoluan graves encapsulate the eternal spiritual connection between living and deceased ancestors. Its sacralization reflects a strong belief in a metaphysical realm that upholds the collective memory of this community. Meanwhile, wearing Pusi’ mourning clothes symbolizes sadness and passing down cultural values from generation to generation. This ritual also builds communal solidarity during mourning, reaffirming Bolaang Mongondow's identity. Essentially, these two traditions combine the temporary and the eternal through the creative reproduction of meaning, forming the basis of local existence. Therefore, maintaining this death ceremony amidst the erosion of modern culture is very important to ensure the continuity of the unique identity of this indigenous community. This encourages a deeper global appreciation of the role of death rituals in strengthening the cultural vitality of the Bolaang Mongondow community group.
Midodareni Transformation in Jawa Tondano: Cultural Adaptation and Islamic Integration Makka, Misbahul Munir; Djafar, Moh. Ali Akbar; Hasan, Faradila; Kolopita, Abdul Fajri
Potret Pemikiran Vol 28, No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Manado

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30984/pp.v28i1.2881

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Customs in every place often experience changes because they are flexible. Activities, habits, and religion that impact good or bad moral values can change what occurs. Researchers identify the occurrence of cultural change midodareni; in addition, researchers get the problem of these changes by looking at the side of Islamic law. The research was conducted in Jawa Tondano (Jaton), North Sulawesi Province, with a sociological approach and the concept of sari. Data was collected by interviewing religious leaders and traditional community leaders. The analysis carries out using theory tradition. The findings are that midodareni became one of the traditions that experienced significant changes. This change influences factors of marriage, ethnicity/tribe immigrants who incidentally are the majority of Muslims in the sense that there is the influence of religion, namely Islam, so that the tradition is readjusted so as not to eliminate ancestral heritage and does not conflict with beliefs. In terms of analysis, the practice includes traditional authentic or changes allowed in Islamic teachings; midodareni is one example of a form of development of Islam that adapt to existing rules. So that this custom can be an innovation against other traditions where customary changes if they meet the moral values the local community believes.