Kembalinya Barata Kulisusu: Kebangkitan Identitas Kelompok Bangsawan Kulisusu Dalam Proses Pemekaran Kabupaten Buton Utara
Abstract: The expansion of a
new autonomous region (DOB) not only provides an arena for reproductive power
of local elites, such as politicians, senior bureaucrats and businessmen, but
also providesan access for the adatleaders to reaffirm the symbol of power
attached to their heritable nobility. This article aims to explain the process
of reproductive powers of Kulisusu aristocraticin the expansion process of
North Buton regency. The reproduction of identity and power ofKalisusu royalty
in the expansion process of North Buton begun since adat leaders got involvedin
the expansion of political activities in order to legitimize the emergence of
North Butonidentity. To legitimize North Buton identity, adat leaders are
supported by the claims that they have genealogical relationship with their
ancestors, the founders of Kalisusu royal nobility. The involvement of adat
leaders is, in fact, not on their own initiative, but by the expansion agents.However,
the involvment of adat leaders have precisely giventhem a space for reproductivepower
in a new autonomous regions, North Buton. It shows how the reproduction of
identity is closely associated with theirfuture interests. The study also found
that the return of the rule ofKulisusu aristocratic into a new contestation
isaimed to find the foundation of original Kalisusuadat.
Penulis: Nurlin
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd160068
