The Ethnic Identity: The Genesis and Its Dynamics (The Case of Bugis)
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.042How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Bugis; ethnicity; identity; South Sulawesi
- Abstract
This paper will discuss the genesis of Bugis as an ethnic and its dynamics over time and space. Following the theories regarding ethnicity and identity, the author will elaborate on three questions: (1) How the Bugis emerge; (2) How the ruling power perceives the Bugis through the census; (3) How their members appropriate the Bugis ethnic identity in their daily interaction. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. Field research was conducted by organizing interviews and observation and literature review from previous research. The government’s census data was also considered to explain the classification of an ethnic group. The phenomena observed are analyzed using the interpretative method. This study shows that Bugis as an ethnic group does not have a clear origin. The author argues that Bugis ethnic is a result of the dialect of external and internal processes. Other societies have contributed to shaping Bugis with categorization and labeling. In contrast, the people who have lived with the traditional practices have appropriated themselves with these external categories and apprehended themselves. This identity is not something fixed and permanent, there are always shifts in ethnic identity within an interaction.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
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TY - CONF AU - Wahyuddin Wahyuddin AU - Irma Nurul Husnal Chotimah AU - Muhammad Hasyim PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/27 TI - The Ethnic Identity: The Genesis and Its Dynamics (The Case of Bugis) BT - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 307 EP - 312 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.042 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.042 ID - Wahyuddin2022 ER -