Keberlangsungan Interaksi Komunitas Keturunan Arab di Palembang dengan Sungai Musi. Kajian Sosiologi pada Masyarakat Pendukung Situs

Abstract

This paper is an archaeology study that uses sociology approach to determine the continuity of interaction of Arab descend against the river. The research analyze how Arab descend in Palembang who have lived in Palembang long ago use the river in daily life and analyze their perception about river. The research method used in this research is qualitative method with data collection techniques through observation and interviews. In an effort to find out the perception of Arab descendants community in Palembang about the river, the researchers applied the pattern of thought in accordance with the mindset of the research’s object. The results of this study indicate that the development of Palembang has caused environmental changes but it does not make the Arab descendant community, except the community in Sungailumpur, to no longer interact with the river but its intensity has decreased. The description of the life of this community is the identity of the Arab descendant community living in Palembang, that is their ancestor inherited the tradition of riverine culture like the Palembang people in general due to the mother of their ancestor who is a native of Palembang.

Keywords

• arab descendant community, riverine settlement, identity