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HUMANISMA : Journal of Gender Studies
ISSN : 25806688     EISSN : 25807765     DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.30983/humanisma
Core Subject : Humanities, Social,
HUMANISMA: Journal of Gender Studies (e-ISSN: 2580-7765 & p-ISSN: 2580-6688) is a Academic Journal Publication by Center for the Gender and Children Studies of State University for Islamic Studies (UIN) Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It specializes in research on Gender and Child problems from a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. The interdisciplinary approach in Gender studies is used as a method to discuss and find solutions to contemporary problems and gender and child issues. The topic covered by this journal includes fieldwork studies with different viewpoints and interdisciplinary studies in sociology, anthropology, education, politics, economics, law, history, literature, and others. The editorial team invites researchers, scholars, and Islamic and social observers to submit research articles that have never been published in the media or other journals
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The Leadership of Sultanah Nukila and Gender Politics in The Sixteenth-Century Sultanate of Ternate Fatma Fatma; Irfan Ahmad; Aswati Aswati; Willem Christiaan Manuhutu; Muhammad Rusydan Hi Arby
HUMANISMA : Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30983/humanisma.v10i1.11009

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This article examines Sultanah Nukila's leadership within the political structure of the Sultanate of Ternate during the sixteenth century, positioning gender relations as an important element in the dynamics of power within the maritime sultanates of Maluku. The background of the study concerns the dynastic succession crisis following the death of Sultan Bayanullah, the increasing Portuguese intervention in the spice trade, and the political and religious pressures that threatened the sultanate's stability. The main research problem concerns how female leadership gained political legitimacy in this crisis. The novelty of this research lies in the integration of gender historical analysis with the local political structure of Ternate through the examination of dynastic genealogy, customary relations involving bobato and soa, and the political philosophy of jou se ngofa ngare as a framework of political legitimacy. The issue is examined through a critical reading of Portuguese colonial sources, modern historiography, and Ternate oral traditions to understand the relationship among power, political culture, and gender within the sultanate. The study employs the historical method, including heuristic inquiry, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography, with gender as the principal analytical approach. The findings demonstrate that Nukila’s leadership functioned effectively in maintaining dynastic continuity, managing political elites, constructing local legitimacy, and responding to Portuguese colonial pressures, thereby playing an important role in maintaining the political stability of the Sultanate of Ternate during the early modern period.
Gendered Customary Sanctions in the Same-Clan Marriage Prohibition: A Maslahah Mursalah Perspective from Kuantan Singingi Alzekrillah Syaf; Adi Harmanto
HUMANISMA : Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30983/humanisma.v10i1.11089

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This study examines the gender dimension of the prohibition against marriage within the same clan in the matrilineal community of Kuantan Singingi, Riau, a norm upheld across generations based on the principle of adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah, even though it is not explicitly prohibited by Islamic law. Unlike previous studies, which tended to be normative-anthropological and rarely distinguished prohibitions from their sanctions, this study highlights the gendered burden of these customary sanctions. By integrating Berger’s social construction theory and Schutz’s phenomenology to trace the formation of the norm, Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic violence to analyze its enforcement, and the principle of maslahah mursalah to evaluate its sanctions, this qualitative study of 30 informants (traditional leaders, religious scholars, KUA officials, and community members) across five subdistricts found that this norm is accepted as a preventive mechanism to maintain clarity of lineage and social harmony. However, its punitive sanctions fall under the category of maslahah mulghah because they cause disproportionate harm: permanent ostracism and stigma passed down to children, which structurally burdens women through their maternal roles within the clan, limited agency within male-dominated traditional institutions, and the stigma attached to their descendants, thereby creating layered injustice. This study recommends a shift toward restorative mechanisms based on iṣlāḥ: customary mediation, social education, symbolic sanctions, and the elimination of stigma against children.