The Revival of Adat and the Articulation of the 'Kingdom Slot' in Loloda, North Halmahera, Indonesia

Bibliographic Data

ID2888593
AuthorsSeung-Won Song (0009-0000-1667-6919, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies South Korea Yongin), Mustafa Mansur (University of Khairun Indonesia Ternate)
Year2021
Volume177
Issue2-3
Pages312-343
Publication date2021-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/22134379-bja10022
OpenAlexW3179516627
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

This article examines the historical background behind the recent reinstallation of Loloda's kingship in North Halmahera, Indonesia. This marginalized group of people reignited their mythic narratives to renegotiate their centrality and power as a region, strengthening both their ethnic and cultural identities in the process. Through the narrative of the Kie Romtoha (Five Mountains), the activists placed Loloda alongside the four other mythic centres of Maluku called the Kie Raha (Four Mountains) and promoted the myth of Jou Tolo, a royal ancestor, to conform with the royal origin stories of the Kie Raha states. This article illustrates how the Loloda people were not only able to rise above their societal position by rearticulating these myths, but were also able to utilize these stories to facilitate religious reconciliation in modern times, despite there being a painful history of division between Muslims and Christians within this community

Art · Articulation (sociology · Ethnic group · Genealogy · Literature · Monarchy · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Classics · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · Gender Studies · History · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies