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Mangulosi Sebagai Simbolisme Keagamaan, Integrasi Sosial, Dan Konstruksi Identitas Kolektif Dalam Masyarakat Batak Toba Dan Pakpak Di Kecamatan Siempat Nempu Hulu Sihombing, Swiamanto; Firmando, Harisan Boni; Nadeak, Tio R J
Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan dan Sosial Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): April
Publisher : CV Putra Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58540/jipsi.v5i1.1522

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji makna simbolik, fungsi sosial, serta konstruksi identitas kolektif yang terdapat dalam tradisi mangulosi pada masyarakat Batak Toba dan tradisi pemberian oles pada masyarakat Pakpak dalam upacara pernikahan adat. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di Kecamatan Siempat Nempu Hulu, Kabupaten Dairi, Sumatera Utara, yang merupakan wilayah dengan masyarakat yang didominasi oleh etnis Batak Toba dan Pakpak. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi terhadap tokoh adat, tokoh masyarakat, serta masyarakat setempat yang memahami tradisi tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tradisi mangulosi dan pemberian oles memiliki makna sebagai simbol doa, berkat, kasih, serta penerimaan sosial kepada pasangan pengantin. Selain itu, tradisi tersebut juga berfungsi sebagai sarana memperkuat hubungan kekerabatan dan solidaritas sosial dalam masyarakat. Tradisi ini juga menjadi sarana pembentukan identitas kolektif masyarakat Batak yang memadukan nilai adat, sosial, dan religius dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Hybrid Solidarity and Ritual Resistance among the Parmalim Indigenous Belief Community in Indonesia Harisan Boni Firmando; Elvri Teresia Simbolon; Roida Lumbantobing
Khazanah Sosial Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): Khazanah Sosial
Publisher : UIN Sunan Gunung Djati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/ks.v8i2.45985

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This study examines how the Parmalim community, an indigenous Batak Toba belief system, maintains social cohesion and develops institutional adaptation amid structural state discrimination against indigenous belief identities. The study is important because indigenous belief communities in Indonesia continue to experience administrative, social, and political marginalization within religion-state relations. This research employs a qualitative approach using an embedded case study design that combines ethnographic methods and critical discourse analysis to understand ritual practices, social solidarity, and institutional adaptation within the Parmalim community in North Sumatra. Data were collected through twelve months of participant observation, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis concerning ritual practices, Ugamo Malim organizational structures, and state policies related to the recognition of indigenous beliefs, and were analyzed thematically using Émile Durkheim’s theory of solidarity. The findings reveal that mechanical solidarity within the Parmalim community is maintained through collective rituals such as Marari Sabtu and Sipaha Lima, which strengthen collective identity while simultaneously functioning as forms of symbolic resistance against dominant religious structures. At the same time, organic solidarity develops through the establishment of formal organizations, legal advocacy, and collaboration with civil society networks to pursue recognition of indigenous belief rights. These findings indicate that mechanical and organic solidarity do not operate linearly but coexist simultaneously in the form of “hybrid solidarity.” The study highlights the importance of understanding ritual practices and institutional adaptation as strategies used by indigenous communities to sustain their social and political existence within pluralistic societies. This research also extends the Durkheimian framework by demonstrating that social solidarity in indigenous communities cannot be separated from state power relations and postcolonial dynamics. The originality of this study lies in the development of the concepts of “hybrid solidarity” and “ritual resistance” to explain the relationship between cultural practices, social cohesion, and the struggle for recognition among indigenous belief communities in Indonesia.
KONSTRUKSI MAKNA RELIGIOKULTURAL DAN PELESTARIAN BUDAYA BATAK TOBA Nova Simbolon; Harisan Boni Firmando; Roida Lumbantobing; Albiner Siagian; Martua Sihaloho
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Malikussaleh (JSPM) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : FISIP Universitas Malikussaleh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/jspm.v7i2.26673

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This study aims to analyze the construction of religio-cultural meaning and the HKBP Church's strategies in preserving and supervising Toba Batak cultural practices, particularly those related to death and the afterlife, at HKBP Bolon Resort Pangururan, Samosir Regency. Through a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation studies, this study found that Toba Batak customs remain an important part of the congregation's identity and continue to be preserved in various cultural practices. However, the meaning of these customs has been reconstructed by the church through a process of inculturation, so that they are no longer understood as magical rituals or forms of spirit worship, but rather as cultural expressions imbued with Christian values. The church implements a supervisory mechanism through the clergy. elders, and huria teachers to ensure that customs are carried out without deviating from God's word. This research also shows that the congregation accepts this new construction of meaning as a form of harmonization between customs and Christian faith, thus preserving the customs without losing their theological orientation. Thus, the HKBP plays a role not only as a religious institution but also as a cultural agent that reimagines the meaning of customs to align with Christian spirituality.
Co-Authors Ade Putera Arif Panjaitan Ade Putera Arif Panjaitan Agnessy Siahaan Agnessy Siahaan Albiner Siagian Albiner Siagian Bambang T. J. Hutagalung Bambang T. J. Hutagalung Bambang T.J Hutagalung Bawamenewi, Diani Danila Mendrofa Desnia Silaban Elisabeth Harianja Elvri T Simbolon Elvri T Simbolon Elvri Teresia Simbolon Ester Harianja Fatizaro Gulo Feriel Amelia Sembiring, Feriel Amelia Harahap, Betsaida Heriando H. Manik Herlina Saragih Jemaya Putri Judika Juniarta Nainggolan Jupalman W Simbolon Jupalman Welly Simbolon Jupalman Welly Simbolon Kerisman Eriyadi Kerisman Eriyadi Lase, Sudirman Liyus Waruwu Lumbantobing, Roida Manalu, Dita Irene Br Manurung, Hanna Maringan Sinambela Maringan Sinambela Marlinawati Sitiumorang Martua Sihaloho Martua Sihaloho Martua Sihaloho Masniar H. Sitorus Masniar Herawati Sitorus Masniar Hernawati Sitorus Masniar Hernawaty Sitorus Mery Silalahi Mery Silalahi Nadeak, Tio R.J Nike Widia Purnama Telaumbanua Nova Simbolon Oktober Tua Aritonang Panagitab Nababan Panggabean, Daniel Panjaitan, Ade Putera Panjaitan, Ade Putera Arif Panjaitan, Ade Putra Arif Pasaribu, Hartamuti Pestaria Naibaho Prof. Dr. Ir Albiner Siagian M.Si Purba, Omta Rasi Dewinta Berutu Ratna Saragih Regina Ratna Bawamenewi Regina Ratna Bawamenewi Restu Samosir Restu Samosir Robert J.T. Sitio Robert J.T. Sitio Robert Sibarani, Robert Roida Lumbantobing Roida Lumbantobing Rusmauli Simbolon Rusmauli Simbolon Sandra Ronauli Sihombing Saragih, Rafika Dear Sebastinus Gulo Sihombing, Swiamanto Silaban, Priska Natalia Silaban, Rina Kesia Simbolon, Elvri T. Simbolon, Elvri Teresia Simbolon, Jupalman W. Simbolon, Rusmauli Sinambela, Maringan Sintong Haleluya Simanungkalit Sintong Haleluya Simanungkalit Siregar, Ista Yuliana Ria Siregar, Suriani Marsaulina Sitindaon, Wensdy Sitopu, Elisamark Sitorus, Masniar Hernawati Sudirman Lase Sudirman Lase Sudirman Lase T.J Hutagalung, Bambang Tambunan, Mida Rotua Telaumbanua, Eben Haezarni Thrisia Yohana Sitohang Tio R J Nadeak Tio RJ Nadeak Tiurma Berasa Tomos FH Lumbanraja Warseto Freddy Sitombing Wediawati Simanjuntak Wensdy Sitindaon Yulia K. S. Sitepu Yulia K.S Sitepu Yulia K.S Sitepu Yulia Kurnia Sari Sitepu Zebua, Okirdayanti