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Aceh Anthropological Journal
Published by Universitas Malikussaleh
ISSN : 26145561     EISSN : 27460436     DOI : 10.29103
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Education, Art, Social,
Religion Arts Humanities Social Sciences Other
Aceh Anthropological Journal (AAJ) accepts the results of empirical research as well as a scientific view of theoretical conceptual using the Anthropological perspective of researchers, academics, and anyone interested in Anthropology studies. These journals apply peer-reviewed process in selecting high quality article. Author’s argument doesn’t need to be in line with editors. The main scope of the submitted article is ethnographic research / qualitative research on topics related to certain ethnic / community communities, arts and cultures of specific communities, cultures and belief systems, ecological studies and their relationships with cultures, belief systems and humanity in Indonesia, in Aceh. The critical review should be concerned with the literature relating to anthropological studies
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Antropologi
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Traditional Medicinal Plants and Healing Incantations of The Tidung Tribe, North Kalimantan Arbain, Muhammad; Yeisi, Gusniati; Agang, Moh. Wahyu; Zulhafandi, Zulhafandi
Aceh Anthropological Journal Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/aaj.v10i1.26462

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This study aims to explore traditional medicine and healing incantations of the Tidung tribe in North Kalimantan. Key informants were selected through purposive sampling among practitioners of traditional medicine among the Tidung tribe. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data were analyzed descriptively through data reduction, data display, verification, and triangulation. The results showed that medicinal plants accompanied by incantations (mantras) such as kalancoe pinnata (kekapal) are effective in treating toothache and fever, cat’s whiskers (sumit usi) is effective in treating back pain, betel leaf (buyu) is effective in stopping bleeding (nosebleeds), red onion (bawang lia) is effective in treating colds, and nipa palm (perumpung) is effective in treating broken bones These findings show that the traditional medicine system of the Tidung tribe in North Kalimantan, which uses incantations or prayers in the local language, Malay, and Arabic, ending with prayers for healing to God and salawat to the Prophet, still exists amid the rapid development of modern medicine. However, there needs to be strategic inheritance to the younger generation that is more dialogical and inclusive, so that traditional medicine does not appear exclusive.
Kuasa Pengetahuan Perempuan dalam Pemenuhan Pangan Keluarga di Aceh Maliati, Nulwita; Situmorang, Nurjanius; Kamil, Ade Ikhsan
Aceh Anthropological Journal Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/aaj.v10i1.26730

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Indonesia continues to face challenges in food and nutrition fulfillment that lead to stunting, particularly in Pidie District, Aceh. This study aims to analyze the power of women's knowledge in family food fulfillment using Michel Foucault’s Power-Knowledge and Body Discipline theories. Using a qualitative approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 families of stunted children and infants under two years old (baduta). The results reveal a dualism in knowledge construction: government knowledge, which promotes balanced nutrition through the "Fill My Plate" slogan, and community knowledge, dominated by ancestral traditions (such as postpartum dietary taboos and early introduction of bananas to infants). The power of women's knowledge is manifested in food selection practices that prioritize carbohydrates and animal proteins (62%) over vegetables and fruits (12%). This reflects that the process of body discipline is more intensively shaped by the intimate family environment through local knowledge rather than formal health authorities. The study recommends optimizing Posyandu and early childhood education (PAUD) through collective dining practices as a more concrete means of nutritional discipline for the community. Abstrak:  Indonesia masih menghadapi permasalahan pemenuhan pangan dan gizi yang berdampak pada stunting, salah satunya di Kabupaten Pidie, Aceh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis relasi kuasa pengetahuan perempuan dalam pemenuhan pangan keluarga dengan menggunakan teori Relasi Kuasa-Pengetahuan dan Disiplin Tubuh dari Michel Foucault. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik wawancara mendalam terhadap 40 keluarga yang memiliki anak stunting dan baduta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya dualisme konstruksi pengetahuan: pengetahuan pemerintah yang menekankan gizi seimbang melalui slogan "Isi Piringku", dan pengetahuan komunitas yang didominasi oleh tradisi turun-temurun (seperti pantangan makan pascamelahirkan dan pemberian pisang pada bayi). Kuasa pengetahuan perempuan terlihat pada praktik pemilihan pangan yang lebih memprioritaskan karbohidrat dan protein hewani (62%) dibandingkan sayur dan buah (12%). Hal ini merefleksikan bahwa proses pendisiplinan tubuh lebih intensif dilakukan oleh lingkungan keluarga yang intim melalui pengetahuan lokal dibandingkan oleh otoritas kesehatan formal. Penelitian merekomendasikan optimalisasi Posyandu dan PAUD melalui praktik makan bersama sebagai sarana pendisiplinan gizi yang lebih konkret bagi masyarakat.
Representasi Aspirasi Daerah dalam Koordinasi DPD RI dan Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Bengkulu Aini, Farida Nur; Susiyanto, Susiyanto; Khairani, Eni; Diantra, Novella Firsty Putri
Aceh Anthropological Journal Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/aaj.v10i1.27238

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This article analyzes the effectiveness of coordination between members of the Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) from Bengkulu Province and the Bengkulu Provincial Government in advocating community aspirations for regional development. The study is based on the unclear working mechanism between DPD RI as a regional representative institution at the national level and the provincial government as the administrator of regional autonomy. From a socio-anthropological perspective, regional aspirations are understood not merely as administrative proposals, but also as expressions of local interests, experiences of development inequality, and demands for recognition within central–local relations. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach through in-depth interviews, observation, and document analysis. The informants include a DPD RI member from Bengkulu Province, the Head of the DPD RI Representative Office in Bengkulu, the Regional Secretary of Bengkulu Province, and community figures. The analysis focuses on three coordination mechanisms: mutual adjustment, direct supervision, and the standardization of procedures, outputs, and skills. The findings show that coordination has taken place through formal and informal communication, particularly in the aspiration-gathering stage. However, coordination remains ineffective in the stage of advocating these aspirations to the central government because there is no standard operating procedure governing joint work mechanisms. This article emphasizes the need to institutionalize coordination so that regional aspirations do not stop at the collection stage but are systematically advocated through national policy processes. Abstrak: Artikel ini menganalisis efektivitas koordinasi antara Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah Republik Indonesia (DPD RI) Provinsi Bengkulu dan Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Bengkulu dalam memperjuangkan aspirasi masyarakat untuk peningkatan pembangunan daerah. Kajian ini berangkat dari belum jelasnya mekanisme hubungan kerja antara DPD RI sebagai representasi daerah di tingkat nasional dan pemerintah daerah sebagai penyelenggara otonomi daerah. Dalam perspektif sosial-antropologis, aspirasi daerah tidak hanya dipahami sebagai daftar usulan administratif, tetapi juga sebagai ekspresi kepentingan lokal, pengalaman ketimpangan pembangunan, dan kebutuhan pengakuan dalam relasi pusat–daerah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan telaah dokumen. Informan penelitian meliputi Anggota DPD RI Provinsi Bengkulu, Kepala Kantor Perwakilan DPD RI Provinsi Bengkulu, Sekretaris Daerah Provinsi Bengkulu, dan tokoh masyarakat. Analisis difokuskan pada tiga mekanisme koordinasi, yaitu saling mengingatkan, supervisi langsung, dan standardisasi prosedur, hasil, serta keterampilan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa koordinasi telah berlangsung melalui komunikasi formal dan informal, terutama dalam penjaringan aspirasi. Namun, koordinasi belum efektif pada tahap pengawalan aspirasi ke pemerintah pusat karena belum tersedia SOP yang mengatur pola kerja bersama. Artikel ini menegaskan pentingnya pelembagaan koordinasi agar aspirasi daerah tidak berhenti pada penjaringan, tetapi terkawal hingga proses kebijakan nasional.
Menjadi Santri, Menyukai K-Pop: Negosiasi Identitas Santri di Pesantren Modern Al-Manar Aceh Besar Miranda Miranda; Arfiansyah Arfiansyah; Suci Fajarni
Aceh Anthropological Journal Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/aaj.v10i1.26772

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This article examines how female students at Pesantren Modern Al-Manar Aceh Besar negotiate their identities when engaging with K-Pop culture. The study is based on the tension between pesantren as a religious educational institution that shapes students’ collective religious identity and K-Pop as a form of global popular culture accessed through family, peers, and digital media. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with female students who are K-Pop fans and female pesantren supervisors. The findings show that students’ interest in K-Pop is shaped by several factors, including family influence, peer interaction, visual appeal, music and choreography, inspirational idol narratives, and exposure to social media. However, students do not adopt K-Pop culture entirely. They negotiate their identities by selectively consuming K-Pop, limiting access and expression, prioritizing pesantren obligations, and avoiding elements considered inconsistent with Islamic values and pesantren rules. Pesantren regulations, including restrictions on personal items, clothing, language, and sudden inspections, function as a normative framework that shapes how students express or conceal their interest in K-Pop. This article argues that female students are not passive recipients of global popular culture, but active subjects who interpret, filter, and adjust their personal interests within the boundaries of religious identity and institutional discipline. Abstrak: Artikel ini mengkaji bagaimana santriwati di Pesantren Modern Al-Manar Aceh Besar menegosiasikan identitas mereka ketika berhadapan dengan budaya K-Pop. Kajian ini berangkat dari ketegangan antara pesantren sebagai lembaga pendidikan keagamaan yang membentuk identitas religius kolektif santri dan K-Pop sebagai budaya populer global yang diakses melalui keluarga, teman sebaya, dan media digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara semi-terstruktur dengan santriwati penggemar K-Pop dan ustazah pengasuhan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketertarikan santri terhadap K-Pop dipengaruhi oleh relasi keluarga, interaksi teman sebaya, daya tarik visual, musik dan koreografi, narasi perjuangan idola, serta paparan media sosial. Namun, santri tidak mengadopsi budaya K-Pop secara total. Mereka menegosiasikan identitas melalui konsumsi yang selektif, pembatasan akses dan ekspresi, penempatan kewajiban pesantren sebagai prioritas, serta penghindaran terhadap unsur-unsur yang dianggap tidak sejalan dengan nilai Islam dan aturan pesantren. Aturan pesantren, seperti pembatasan barang pribadi, pakaian, bahasa, dan razia mendadak, berfungsi sebagai kerangka normatif yang membentuk cara santri menampilkan atau menyembunyikan minat terhadap K-Pop. Artikel ini menegaskan bahwa santri bukan penerima pasif budaya populer global, melainkan subjek aktif yang menafsirkan, menyaring, dan menyesuaikan minat personal dalam batas identitas religius dan disiplin kelembagaan.

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