Social Reconciliation of Atoni Pah Meto Community Through Tae Lilo Ritual Communication

Abstract

This research is about the importance of Tae Lilo ritual communication in terms of restoring social relation or social reconciliation among Atoni Pah Meto community in relation to the form of interaction between society and surrounding environment, both natural environment and social environment. The Tae Lilo ritual is actually an expressive form of Atoni Pah Meto's belief system. The important roles of Tae Lilo ritual as a form of social reconciliation of Atoni Pah Meto community are: to eliminate conflict; can overcome divisions and build social solidarity among community members; able to unite two conflicting principles in society; enabling Atoni Pah Meto's indigenous peoples to gain new motivation and strength in order to return to normal life as usual in daily life; can be a powerful tool in conditioning social situations. The method used in this research was communication ethnography, which is the application of ethnographic methods on the patterns or ways of interacting or communicating in any event or communication process in a community group. The community intended in this case is the Atoni Pah Meto community group that runs the Tae Lilo ritual communication.