Bialahin Concept: Reflections on the Unity of the Buru People in Maluku

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10.2991/assehr.k.201014.127How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Bialahin, Life Unity, Maluku Buru Society, Leadership Theory

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to understand whether Bialahin (pear sago) can be a reflection and spirit of the unity of the Buru community that can serve as a pattern of leadership theory in Maluku today. Actually the concept of Bialahin, is the concept of strong unity that forms solidarity among the Moluccan people, is believed to have unwittingly become a symbol of the Buru community in Maluku. The concept of Bialahin has actually also been implemented in the context of leadership called “Basafena or Gebakuasan” which seems to have occupied a central position and is surrounded by members of the community. The life unity of the Bialahin concept is described in the sago plant family, its relationship with the development of functional structures in society and organizations will be seen in the pattern of leadership played by a leader. The study to understand these concepts and reflections, there are a number of supporting theories (Tacolt Parsons as structural theories, Nonaka-takeuchi, as tori creations of individual knowledge) have been used to see how Bialahin as a reflection of unity and identical theories of Buru people can be a reflection the spirit of unity of the Buru community in Maluku. To analyze data collected from Regenchap, a traditional battle area, this study uses a structural functional approach. This study was successfully carried out in Kayeli, Buru Regency, Maluku Province. From his findings in broad outline it can be concluded: The concept of bialahin as a reflection of the unity of the Buru community can be used as a pattern of leadership in Maluku, especially during the Maluki community resolution. This concept leadership shows the behavior of sharing knowledge with group members, creating their own source of energy for members to have mutual trust, the same fate, cooperation, to form a bialahin ecosystem that is interrelated with each other in action, maintaining the balance of the Maluku community system itself.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dortje L. Y. Lopulalan
AU  - Jumadi
AU  - Muhammad Syukur
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/15
TI  - Bialahin Concept: Reflections on the Unity of the Buru People in Maluku
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 580
EP  - 584
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201014.127
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201014.127
ID  - Lopulalan2020
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