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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,
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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 Muhammad Arbain; Gusniati Yeisi; Moh. Wahyu Agang; Zulhafandi Zulhafandi
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.v10i1.26462

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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 Nulwita Maliati; Nurjanius Situmorang; Ade Ikhsan Kamil
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.v10i1.26730

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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 Farida Nur Aini; Susiyanto Susiyanto; Eni Khairani; Novella Firsty Putri Diantra
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.
Eksistensi Kepala Lingkungan Sebagai Aktor dan Agen Pembangunan: Studi Antropologi Politik Tentang Struktur dan Kekuasaan Edy Suhartono
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.v10i1.28087

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This study examines the existential role of the Neighborhood Head (Kepala Lingkungan - Kepling) as both an actor and an agent of development within the urban governance structure of Medan City. The research was situated in two purposively selected neighborhoods, each representing distinct sub-districts: Helvetia Timur in Medan Helvetia District and Tanjung Mulia in Medan Deli District. Employing a descriptive qualitative design, the study utilized semi-structured interviews with the respective Kepling, complemented by documentary analysis and field data collection. The investigation pursues three interconnected objectives: (1) to delineate the general configuration of the Kepling's existence in Medan; (2) to ascertain their functional role as an actor; and (3) to identify their agency-oriented functions within the local social order. Analytically, the study draws upon Anthony Giddens' structuration theory, which reveals that the Kepling's role is predominantly operationalized as an extension of bureaucratic authority, acting as a downward conduit for tasks delegated by the lurah (sub-district head) and camat (district head). Concurrently, an application of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice furnishes compelling evidence of the embeddedness of the Kepling's actions within broader structures of power and social stratification. In executing their mandated duties, the Kepling operate in alignment with their internalized habitus, thereby inadvertently perpetuating and reproducing existing hierarchical and prescriptive power relations. Nonetheless, the dialectical nature of practice also accommodates latent possibilities for strategic resistance. Within the specific context of this inquiry, however, such resistance does not assume the form of overt contestation over political authority or capital accumulation. Instead, it manifests as a more subtle, reflexive endeavor to mobilize and optimize social capital, principally constituted by the community residents under their jurisdiction. This reservoir of social capital emerges as a strategically vital resource, enhancing the Kepling's bargaining position vis-à-vis the entrenched structural and power configurations that circumscribe their operational environment. Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji dan menganalisis eksistensi Kepala Lingkungan (Kepling) sebagai aktor sekaligus agen pembangunan di Kota Medan. Lokasi penelitian ditentukan pada dua lingkungan yang masing-masing berasal dari kelurahan berbeda, yaitu Kelurahan Helvetia Timur di Kecamatan Medan Helvetia dan Kelurahan Tanjung Mulia di Kecamatan Medan Deli. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif melalui wawancara mendalam terhadap Kepling di kedua lokasi, serta didukung oleh pengumpulan data dan dokumen pendukung. Secara spesifik, penelitian ini memiliki tiga tujuan utama: (1) memperoleh gambaran umum tentang eksistensi Kepling di Kota Medan, (2) mendeskripsikan peran Kepling sebagai aktor, dan (3) mendeskripsikan peran Kepling sebagai agen. Berdasarkan analisis menggunakan teori strukturasi Anthony Giddens, ditemukan bahwa peran Kepling di kedua wilayah cenderung lebih dominan sebagai aktor, yaitu menjalankan tugas yang merupakan perpanjangan dari fungsi lurah dan camat. Sementara itu, analisis dengan teori praktik Pierre Bourdieu menunjukkan indikasi kuat adanya keterkaitan antara praktik Kepling dengan struktur dan kekuasaan. Ketika Kepling menjalankan perannya sebagai aktor, mereka secara otomatis bertindak sesuai dengan habitus yang melekat, sehingga tanpa disadari turut memperkuat struktur sosial yang ada sekaligus mereproduksi struktur kekuasaan yang bersifat hierarkis dan instruktif. Namun, realitas praktik juga dapat dimaknai sebagai bentuk perlawanan strategis. Dalam konteks kajian ini, perlawanan tersebut tidak tampak sebagai perebutan kekuasaan atau akumulasi modal kapital, melainkan lebih pada upaya mengelola potensi modal sosial yang dimiliki, yakni para warga masyarakat di lingkungan masing-masing. Modal sosial inilah yang dinilai sangat strategis dan bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan posisi tawar (bargaining position) agen dalam menghadapi struktur dan kekuasaan yang ada.
Resiliensi Anak dalam Keluarga Sosial: Kondisi Psikososial dan Pembentukan Kekerabatan di SOS Children’s Village Banda Aceh Rika Dewi
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.v10i1.27628

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Children living apart from their biological families may experience psychological and social challenges that require supportive alternative care. This study describes psychosocial indicators associated with children’s resilience in the family-like care setting of SOS Children’s Village Banda Aceh and interprets them through an anthropological perspective on kinship. The study employed a descriptive quantitative design involving 65 children who were active residents of the care program and were included through total sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires, observation, and supporting interviews with caregivers and were analyzed using univariate frequencies and percentages. The findings showed that 55 children (84.6%) were of school age. Observations indicated that school-age children were accustomed to independently managing routine daily activities. Fifteen children (23.1%) demonstrated prosocial behavior, 11 (16.9%) confidently expressed their future aspirations, six (9.2%) showed limited confidence in discussing their aspirations, and three (4.6%) displayed emotional distress related to the absence of their biological parents. All children participated in religious activities. Observational and interview data indicated that shared routines, reciprocal assistance, caregiving relationships, and collective religious practices were interpreted as supporting the formation of social kinship and a sense of belonging. These relationships, however, did not entirely replace emotional attachments to biological families. Children’s resilience in family-like alternative care should therefore be understood as a relational and sociocultural process that may coexist with emotional vulnerability. Abstrak: Anak yang tidak tinggal bersama keluarga biologis dapat menghadapi tantangan psikologis dan sosial yang memerlukan dukungan pengasuhan alternatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan indikator psikososial yang berkaitan dengan resiliensi anak dalam keluarga sosial di SOS Children’s Village Banda Aceh serta menafsirkannya melalui perspektif antropologi kekerabatan. Penelitian menggunakan desain deskriptif kuantitatif dengan melibatkan 65 anak aktif yang dipilih melalui teknik total sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner, observasi, dan wawancara pendukung dengan ibu asuh, kemudian dianalisis secara univariat dalam bentuk frekuensi dan persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 55 anak (84,6%) berada pada usia sekolah. Hasil observasi menunjukkan bahwa anak usia sekolah terbiasa menjalankan aktivitas rutin sehari-hari secara mandiri. Sebanyak 15 anak (23,1%) menunjukkan perilaku prososial, 11 anak (16,9%) mampu menyampaikan cita-cita dengan percaya diri, enam anak (9,2%) menunjukkan kurangnya kepercayaan diri, dan tiga anak (4,6%) memperlihatkan distres emosional terkait ketidakhadiran orang tua kandung. Seluruh anak berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan keagamaan. Temuan observasi dan wawancara menunjukkan bahwa rutinitas bersama, pertukaran bantuan, hubungan pengasuhan, dan kegiatan keagamaan kolektif dapat dipahami sebagai praktik yang mendukung pembentukan kekerabatan sosial dan rasa memiliki. Namun, hubungan tersebut tidak sepenuhnya menggantikan keterikatan emosional dengan keluarga biologis. Resiliensi anak dalam pengasuhan alternatif berbasis keluarga karena itu perlu dipahami sebagai proses relasional dan sosial-budaya yang dapat berjalan berdampingan dengan kerentanan emosional.

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