RITUAL MA’ATENU SEBAGAI MEDIA KONSTRUKSI IDENTITAS KOMUNITAS MUSLIM HATUHAHA DI PELAUW MALUKU TENGAH

Abstract

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’atenu
implementation, and interviewing of informants in Pelauw.There are ritual partisans and ritual leaders
who use symbols in the ritual. The article relates the present ritual to their historical evens and the current
condition of local community. This research concludes that (1) the ritual has been a useful and strategic
media for identity construction, and (2) through the ritual implementationof ritual, the interpersonal
olidarity of Pelauw poeple or Hatuhaha muslim community has been well-developed, it is knoum locally
the maningkamu relation.