Ritual Alo Pada Masyarakat Cia-Cia Burangasi Kabupaten Buton
This research examined alo ritual in Cia-Cia community Burangasi Buton, South East Celebes Province. This research is conducted to identify answers for the concerning problems described of its present the importance of alo ritual in even the whole community. This study used a qualitative research me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
2013-06-01
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| Series: | El Harakah |
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| Online Access: | http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/infopub/article/view/2319 |
| Summary: | This research examined alo ritual in Cia-Cia community Burangasi Buton,
South East Celebes Province. This research is conducted to identify answers for
the concerning problems described of its present the importance of alo ritual in
even the whole community. This study used a qualitative research method with
participal observation and in depth interview as data collecting method. While
data analysis, was done through ethnographic analysis technique. Alo ritual was
carried out by reason of mental pressure or mental crisis caused by the death in
family member. They concern about safety of spirit of the death given that the
spirit has to experience a long and dangerous passage. They believe that this
spiritually dangerous crisis time is not about the death only but covering up the
whole family and even the whole community. In general, alo ritual had a purpose
to normalize the unstable life condition of the family because of a death through
deconstructing the existing life condition and reconstructing it into the brand new
one at the same time. In such condition of brand new life, daily activities seem
harmonious and normal without any fears, distress, depressed and so on. |
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| ISSN: | 1858-4357 2356-1734 |