BUDAYA MASOHI MASYARAKAT ADAT NEGERI SAMASURU - MALUKU

Abstract

Masyarakat Negeri Samasuru sebagai masyarakat adat di Maluku yang menempati wilayah selatan Pulau Seram, di dalamnya terdapat banyak nilai budaya yang dipraktekkan termasuk nilai budaya masohi. Juga, nama Samasuru digunakan sebagai nama lambang adat beberapa negeri adat di Pulau Saparua, Pulau Haruku, pulau Nusalaut dan Pulau Ambon. Melalui metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif diketahui bahwa terdapat hubungan sosial berdasarkan sejarah dari negeri-negeri yang menggunakan nama Samasuru. Pelaksanaan budaya masohi oleh masyarakat Negeri Samasuru sangat bermanfaat bagi kepentingan jangka pendek maupun jangka panjang, dimana solidaritas sosial dalam masyarakat terus terbina bahkan mengalami peningkatan secara berkualitas. Saat ini pelaksanaan budaya masohi mengalami kelesuan oleh karena warga masyarakat telah memiliki fasilitas untuk menyelesaikan masalah pribadi, juga terbentuknya kelompok-kelompok di dalam masyarakat yang berkonflik sampai pada konflik fisik atas pengeruh pemerintah sebagai akibat sengketa batas wilayah kabupaten antara Kabupaten Maluku Tengah dengan Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat. Kata Kunci: Budaya, masohi, Samasuru, solidaritas sosial, konflik. The Samasuru village community is an indigenous community in Maluku which occupies the southern region of Seram Island, in which many cultural values ​​that are practised including masohi cultural values. Also, the name Samasuru is used as the name of the traditional symbol of several indigenous villages on Saparua Island, Haruku Island, Nusalaut Island and Ambon Island. Through descriptive qualitative research methods, it is known that there are social relations based on the history of countries that use the name Samasuru. The implementation of masohi culture by the people of Samasuru village is very beneficial for both short and long-term interests, where social solidarity in society continues to be fostered and even increases in quality. At present, the implementation of masohi culture is experiencing sluggishness because members of the community already have the facilities to resolve personal problems, as well as the formation of groups within the community that are in conflict to the point of physical conflict over the influence of the government as a result of a district boundary dispute between Central Maluku Regency and Seram Regency. Keywords: Culture, masohi, Samasuru, social solidarity, conflict.