RITUAL MA\u27ATENU"SEBAGAI MEDIA KONSTRUKSI IDENTITAS KOMUNITAS MUSLIM HATUHAHA DI PELAUW MALUKU TENGAH

This article aims to expalin identity construction of Hatuhaha moslem community in Pelauw territory lasting in a ritual as its main media. Data on ma\u27 atenu ritual arefound through observation of ma\u27 atenu implementation, and interviews informans in Pelauw. There are ritual partisans and ritual leaders who use symbols in the ritual. The article is interested in relating the present ritual to their historical evens and the current condition of local community. This research concludes that (1) the ritual has been a strategic media and an instrument for identity construction, and (2) through the ritual implementation, the interpersonal solidarity ofPelauw poeple or Hatuhaha moslem community has been well-developed, which is locally called the maningkamu relation. Keywords: identity, ritual, media, construction, ma\u27atenu. Artikel ini bertujuan menjelaskan konstruksi identitas komunitas Muslim Hatuhaha di negeri Pelauw, yang berlangsung dalam ritual sebagai arena utamanya. Mengapa ritual dijadikan sebagai saiana atau media konstruksi identitas merupakan hal yang ingin dijawab dalam tulisan ini. Data tentang ritual ma\u27atenu diperoleh melalui pengamatan terhadap pelaksanaan ma\u27atenu dan wawancara dengan sejumlah informan di Pelauw. Hal-hal yang diamati antara lain peserta atau partisan ritual, pemimpin ritual, tempat, dan waktu ritual serta penggunaan simbol-simbollain dalamritual tersebut. Cara menganalisa ritual adalah dengan mengaitkan pelaksanaan ritual saat ini dengan peristiwa historis mereka dan dihubungkan juga dengan kondisi kekinian komunitas setempat. Penelitian ini menemukan konsep ritual, yaitu (1) ritual menjadi media yang strategis dan baik bagi konstruksi identitas, (2) melalui pelaksanaan ritual terbangun solidaritas antarsesama warga keturunan Pelauw atau komunitas muslim Hatuhaha dalam istilah setempat disebut dengan ikatan maningkamu. Kata kunci: identitas, ritual, media, konstruksi, ma\u27 atenu

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