<![CDATA[This article aims to explores the theological dimensions embedded in Basar, a traditional ceremonial song of the Kei people in Southeast Maluku, particularly in its interaction with the Catholic faith. Using Robert J. Schreiter’s cultural semiotic method, comprising sign (melody), rule (ritual context), and message (life themes), this study reveals that Basar carries messages of reverence and gratitude rooted in the Larvul Ngabal customary law. These messages reflect a religious-spiritual worldview in which reverence for community leaders is understood as reverence for Christ (Christological dimension), and gratitude to Duad—the local term for God—is reinterpreted as gratitude to the Triune God (Trinitarian dimension). Thus, Basar functions not merely as a cultural artifact but as a theological resource capable of liturgical inculturation and contextual theological reflection within the Kei Catholic community.]]>
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