| Summary: | This research aims to find out public understanding about values of local
genius in katoba ceremony and its implications for social cultural resilience of
Muna society.
The methods used in this research is a qualitative method. Key informants
in this research were 14 people consisting of 3 persons of religion, 3 persons of
indigenous people, as well as 8 activists cultural observer, which is determined by
purposive sampling. While regular informant amounted to 40 people that is
determined by accidental sampling.
The result of this research indicate that the public's understanding about
the values of local genius in katoba traditional ceremony has changed. The
change ultimately have implications to the social cultural of Muna society. One
side, the change has been made economic benefits. But the other hand, the change
finally suspected to be the major cause of social patology, as well as the threat of
loss of originality of the cultral elements of Muna.
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