Habitus and Symbolic Violence in Sar Culture, Merauke, Papua

Trinovianto George Reinhard Hallatu*    -  1) Universitas Musamus Merauke, Papua, Indonesia; 2) Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Darsono Wisadirana  -  Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Sholih Mu'adi    -  Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Anif Fatma Chawa    -  Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

(*) Corresponding Author

The Sar culture is the pre-existing culture of the Kanum tribe whose implementation is aimed to maintain and preserve nature. Sar culture not only has a positive influence on the environment but also represents symbolic violence against women and the Kanum people. This research is aimed to describe Sar culture based on the theory of habitus and symbolic violence by Bourdieu. This research used a qualitative descriptive method, in which the data was obtained from in-depth interviews with Kanum tribal head, Kanum tribe elders, and some village residents involved in Sar, observation in Naukenjerai district, and supported by literature review. The data was then analyzed descriptively according to the concepts of habitus and symbolic violence by Bourdieu. The research results show that Sar culture is a habitus resulting from an interaction between human beings and their nature that has existed for a long before. There is symbolic violence against the Kanum women and Kanum people, which is done by the Kanum men and the leaders of the Kanum tribe as the dominant actors.

Keywords: habitus; symbolic violence; Bourdieu; Sar culture; Merauke

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