Seba Tradition and the Symbol of Identity Politics of the Baduy Tribe in Banten
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.058How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Tradtion, seba, baduy Banten, identity politics
- Abstract
The focus of this research is to examine the meaning of Seba tradition performed by Baduy tribe in Banten. This research finds out that, 1) Seba tradition is carried out annually by the Baduy people not only as a symbol of giving a tribute to a ruler, as it is widely misunderstood in society. But Seba is a Baduy’s tradition used as a symbol of their obedience toward Batara Tunggal, their believed supreme authority, and of their submission to national government as a protector, facility provider, and policy maker. 2) Seba is now being used as a mediation for identity politics by the Baduy people, both in the struggle to look for protection of Baduy’s authentic tradition, the legality of Baduy’s region, and recognition of Baduy’s native religion. This finding reflects the theory of Emile Durkheim, Bronislaw, Malinowski, Robertson Smith, Anthur Radclife Brown, Brian Morris, John Middleton, and Van Peursen, regarding the function of religious rituals. Religious rituals do not only have cultural and religious functions, but also have social functions, such as to intensify the solidarity among members of the religious community.
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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/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Kiki Muhamad Hakiki AU - Ratu Vina Rohmatika AU - Zaenal Muttaqien PY - 2020 DA - 2020/11/13 TI - Seba Tradition and the Symbol of Identity Politics of the Baduy Tribe in Banten BT - Proceedings of the 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Muslim Societies and Social Sciences (RIICMuSSS 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 304 EP - 308 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201113.058 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.058 ID - Hakiki2020 ER -