KEKUASAAN POLITIK DAN ADAT PARA MOSALAKI DI DESA NGGELA DAN TENDA, KABUPATEN ENDE, FLORES
ABSTRACT: This article
discusses the relevance of applying the concepts of source of origin and system
of precedence, that provide legitimacy for the Mosalaki of Lio in their
construction and production as well as reproduction of power in everyday life,
especially in their traditional political system. The data analyzed in this
article is the result of fieldwork undertaken in the villages of Nggela and
Tenda, District of Wolojita, the Regency of Ende Lio, Flores, with qualitative
methods, specifically through the techniques of in-depth interviews and
participant observation. The Mosalakis, as a matter of a fact, dominate the
traditional political system as rulers of adat and adat land. Their practices
of power are manifested mainly in ritual activities and the management of
traditional land rights. The legitimated rights are transmitted through
patrilineal descent, and is based upon source of origin and system of
precedence, that are embeded in Lio culture.
Key-words: source of origin,
system of precedence, traditional political system, reproduction of power
Penulis: J. Emmed M.
Prioharyono
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd120019
