PELAKSANAAN PERKAWINAN POLIGAMI PADA MASYARAKAT BATAK TOBA DI KECAMATAN RONGGUR NIHUTA KABUPATEN SAMOSIR PROVINSI SUMATERA UTARA

Abstract

Polygamy in the Batak Society in the past, before Christianity entered the Batak Land,
polygamy or more than one wife were common problems. After Christianity replaced the religion of
the Ancient Batak community, church rules strictly prohibited polygamy. The Samosir District,
Longgur Nihuta sub-district, whose population is dominated by the Toba Batak tribe who are
Protestant and Catholic, is still very thick with its customs. As happened in Ronggur Nihuta
Subdistrict, Salaon Dolok Village where there were several polygamous marriages carried out by
the Toba Batak indigenous people, so the authors were interested in raising the title
"Implementation of Polygamy Marriage in Toba Batak Communities in Ronggur Nihuta District,
Samosir District, North Sumatra Province"
The purpose of this essay is: First to find out the factors that cause polygamous marriage in
the Toba Batak Community in Ronggur Nihuta Subdistrict, Samosir Regency, North Sumatra
Province, Secondly, to find out what the results of the Polygamy Marriage Implementation in Toba
Batak Community in Ronggur Nihuta District, Samosir North Sumatra Province.
The type of research used by the author is a type of sociological research that is research
conducted by identifying the law how effective the law is in the community. The data sources used
in this study are primary data obtained directly from observations in the field and secondary data,
namely data that provides an explanation of primary data, such as the draft law on the results of
research, works from legal circles relating to research. Analysis of this data is done qualitatively
and deductively drawn conclusions.
From the results of the problem research there are two main points which are concluded,
First, the factors that cause the implementation of polygamous marriage in the Toba Batak
community in Ronggur Nihuta Subdistrict Samosir Regency, namely: do not have offspring, the wife
does not want to be taken to the yard and sex drive (roha Daging ) or the desire to have many
offspring who do not fulfill the contents of Article 4 of the Marriage Law. Secondly, due to the
implementation of Polygamy Marriage in the Toba Batak Community in Rongur Nihuta District,
Samosir Regency, namely: Unregistered marriage and inheritance rights are not clear parties
where children from various parties feel inherited.
Keywords: Polygamy Marriage - Customary Law - Marriage Law