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Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial budaya
Published by Universitas Andalas
ISSN : 14108356     EISSN : 23555963     DOI : 10.25077
Core Subject : Humanities, Art, Social,
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The criteria of the submitted article covers the following types of article: first, the article presents the results of an ethnographic/qualitative research in certain topic and is related with ethnic/social groups in Indonesia; second, the article is an elaborated discussion of applied and collaborative research with strong engagement between the author and the collaborator’s subject in implementing intervention program or any other development initiative that put emphasizes on social, political, and cultural issues; last, a theoretical writing that elaborates social and cultural theory linked with the theoretical discourse of anthropology, especially in Indonesia.
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Wacana Kritis Kontribusi Sosial Politik Legislator Perempuan Aceh terhadap Perempuan Aceh Alwi; Fauzi
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p19-27.2026

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The role of Acehnese female legislators is crucial for empowering and advocating for women's socio-political wellbeing in Aceh. Their social orientation skills often allow them to effectively prioritize women's rights and social equity over their male counterparts. However, their low electability in the 2024 elections poses significant challenges to addressing the pressing needs of Acehnese women. This study uses qualitative methods, including library research and field observations, to analyze their roles. Findings indicate that while these legislators are important for advancing women's interests, their contributions are hindered by internal obstacles such as insufficient political and legal competencies, and external issues like entrenched power dynamics and cultural norms. Political parties often exacerbate these barriers, limiting female legislators' effectiveness. The research underscores the need to enhance knowledge based on Acehnese norms and improve the leadership skills of female legislators. Promoting alignment between local cultural values and Islamic law is essential for navigating patriarchal and matriarchal systems. Continuous focus on these principles is vital for ensuring the meaningful contributions of Acehnese female legislators and empowering future generations of women.  
Dinamika Pagang Gadai sebagai Relasi Ekonomi Petani di Minangkabau, Sumatera Barat Yetty Oktayanty; Mutia Kahanna; Hijratur Rahmi; Divani Fadhilah Putri; Maskota Delfi
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p95-107.2026

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This article examines the practice of pagang gadai as a socio- economic relation among rural peasants in Minangkabau, West Sumatra. The research aims to analyze pagang gadai not merely as a customary land-based lending mechanism, but as a transforming relation of production that reflects changing patterns of access, control, and ownership over the means of production. Using Karl Polanyi’s concept of embeddedness and Karl Marx’s historical materialism, this article argues that pagang gadai has shifted from a solidaristic mechanism rooted in kinship and customary values into a semi-capitalist relation that reproduces class inequality between panggadai (landowners/ debtors) and pamagang (lenders/ creditors). This research employs a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Data were collected through field observations, in-depth interviews, and documentation in rural peasants household in Minangkabau. The findings demonstrate that, despite being socially contested, pagang gadai continues to function as an alternative source of credit for peasants facing limitied access to formal financial institutions and agricultural capital. However, the practice simultaneously contributes to the temporary loss of peasants’ control over pusako tinggi (ancestral land), enabling the accumulation of agricultural surplus through control over land and unequal bargaining relations. The research highlights the contradiction between customary values of solidarity and the increasing commodification of ancestral land within contemporary rural economic relations.
Cultural Memory and Identity Politics: An Ethnographic Study of Manuscript Preservation Practices at Sanggar Surya Pringga Dermayu, Indramayu ute lies khadijah; elnovani lusiana; agus rusmana; rully khairul anwar
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p49-58.2026

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Using six months of participant observation (2024) and in-depth interviews with 15 community members, this research reveals three key findings. First, manuscripts are understood as animate entities with ancestral agency, requiring ritual care rather than technical conservation alone. Second, preservation activities—including transliteration workshops and ritual readings—function as cultural performances where community members actively negotiate contested meanings of "tradition," "authenticity," and "modernity." Third, significant power asymmetries based on gender and generation shape access to manuscript knowledge, with elder men monopolizing textual expertise while women and youth employ subtle forms of resistance. The study demonstrates how manuscripts function as "living archives"—sites of active cultural production rather than passive storage. In post-Suharto Indonesia, manuscript preservation serves as regional identity politics, as the sanggar uses Javanese-script texts to assert Javanese identity against Sundanese cultural hegemony. However, the sanggar faces severe structural constraints—financial precarity, institutional marginalization, and succession crisis—that threaten long-term sustainability. This study contributes to Indonesian anthropology by theorizing community heritage practices as dynamic identity formation processes embedded in power relations and neoliberal governance, where communities bear preservation responsibility without corresponding state support.
The Dampak Ritual “Sumba Nua” Masyarakat Adat Kanganara Terhadap Upaya Konservasi Alam Puplius Meinrad Buru; Charles Lamaberaf; Kristianto Ratu Marius Naben; Yosep Uskono; Gregoriany Cesilia Krisphina Dessy Dasilva
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p108-118.2026

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This article examines the positive impacts of the Sumba Nua ritual practiced by the Kanganara indigenous community of Detukeli, Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on environmental conservation. Rooted in the belief that human existence is sustained by nature, the ritual underscores a reciprocal obligation to protect the environment for survival. The study addresses four key issues: the ritual’s direct effects on conservation practices, its ceremonial procedures, its cultural significance for the Kanganara people, and the community’s strategies for ecological preservation inspired by its values. Using a phenomenological approach, the research highlights the community’s lived experiences and perspectives. Findings show that the Sumba Nua ritual plays a crucial role in maintaining environmental integrity. Performed annually, it reinforces harmonious relationships with ancestors, nature, and society. Its ecological significance lies in promoting custodianship of the environment, an ethic of care, and sustained efforts to preserve natural balance, ensuring cultural and ecological continuity.
Women, Ecology, and Oral Tradition in Javanese Coastal Communities Anya Nur Rahmanda; Sony Sukmawan
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p28-37.2026

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This study examines the legend of Nyi Ageng Bakaran in shaping the cultural life of the community in Bakaran Village through a qualitative field-based approach. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and oral narratives, and analyzed using a descriptive-interpretive method with a focus on the interconnections between material elements, cultural practices, and gender roles. The findings show that elements such as fire, ash, sacred water sources, and animals play an important role in the construction of collective memory, village origins, and local moral values. These elements are not only interpreted symbolically but are also embedded in everyday social practices, including rituals, taboos (pamali), and the tradition of Mubeng Punden. In addition, women play a significant role not only through their symbolic association with Nyi Ageng Bakaran, but also through their active involvement in batik production, which serves as a source of household income. The batik tradition reflects the continuity of ancestral narratives through women’s labor while simultaneously demonstrating its adaptation within the contemporary local economy.    
Ulayat’s Fate: Tradition, Development and Conflict in West Sumatra’s Oil Palm Plantations Edi Indrizal; Ermayanti; Ade Irwandi
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p72-84.2026

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This paper describes the fate of customary land surrendered by indigenous peoples as part of the government's development programme to increase the palm oil plantation industry to support the economy and modernisation. The approach used is ethnography with a case study focus. Data were collected through interviews and observation techniques as well as literature study. informants were selected by grouping the interests of individuals and tribal groups (Ninik Mamak, Tanjung Tribe, KAN, Companies, Local Government, and Community Leaders). As a result, after the Nagari Bawan and Manggopoh communities surrendered their land to PT AMP Plantation with a mechanism that was considered in accordance with customary rules and applicable laws and regulations, it eventually led to conflict. The Ninik Mamak of Nagari Bawan was provoked into an internal conflict over who had the most authority in the land, and some Ninik Mamak used customary rules for political interests. Likewise, the community of Nagari Manggopoh, namely the Tanjung tribe, has ventured into conflict with plasma land management and maintaining the status quo as a full landowner. In addition, the Tanjung tribe experienced conflicts between fellow Ninik Mamak, who claimed that they had the most power over the control of plasma products and were entitled to personal benefits. They (the Tanjung tribe) are also in conflict with community groups, Ninik Mamak (KAN), and the company because of the lack of transparency in the provision of plasma distribution.
Between ‘Marwah’ and Algorithm: Negotiating Digital Sexual Intimacy among Teenagers in a Minangkabau Family Yunarti Yunarti; Siti Hanisa Khaira; Sri Meiyenti; Yulkardi Yulkardi; Jonson Handrian Ginting
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p182-190.2026

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This research examines how adolescents and families in Padang City negotiate the boundaries of intimacy, sexual expression, and surveillance in the context of an increasingly digital world. Social media is not only a space for self-expression for adolescents, but also a field of social interaction that presents tensions between traditional family values ​​and the dynamics of global digital culture. Using digital anthropology, gender studies, and participatory ethnography, this study explores the daily lives of adolescents and their families, both online and offline. The research was conducted through digital observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions (FGDs) with adolescents aged 15–19 and their parents in urban and semi-urban areas of Padang City. The focus is on how social media practices—such as photo sharing, use of privacy features, and responses to sexual content—are understood, negotiated, and contested within households. The reality of adolescent digital intimacy is studied by exploring power relations, gender norms, control mechanisms, and potential conflicts and disagreements within families. This is expected to enrich anthropological understanding of changing social relations within families and communities in the information technology era. Overall, the findings suggest that digital intimacy among adolescents in Padang is best understood as a negotiated process shaped by cultural values, moral regulations, peer dynamics, and technological affordances. Adolescents are not passive recipients of digital influences, and families are not irrelevant moral institutions. Rather, both operate within a changing moral landscape where intimacy is increasingly mediated, fragmented, and context-dependent.
Strukturasi Makna Budaya dalam Kepemimpinan Adat Melayu, Sakai, dan Talang Mamak untuk Tata Kelola Hutan Riau Eno Suwarno; M. Rawa El Amady
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p167-181.2026

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The province of Riau presents a paradox between economic growth and deforestation, a conflict rooted in the struggle between the forest as an extractive space and a culturally meaningful place. This systematic review analyzes how cultural meaning systems are structured within the indigenous leadership of three Riau communities, Malay, Sakai, and Talang Mamak, and how these meanings are reproduced or transformed in forest governance. Integrating Clifford Geertz's interpretive anthropology with Anthony Giddens' structuration theory, we synthesized 68 academic documents published between 1973-2026. The analysis reveals three leadership typologies: hierarchical-genealogical (Malay), centered on sako datuk titles and the "adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah” philosophy; communal-personalistic (Sakai), rooted in place-based ecological knowledge, as seen in Imbo Ayo Customary Forest management; and spiritual-ecological (Talang Mamak), manifested in melambas rituals and forest zoning like rimbo pusaka. The reproduction of these meanings depends on key structuration mechanisms, knowledge-based conflict resolution, and intergenerational enskillment. However, this process faces challenges from state-induced authority fragmentation, aggressive land grabbing due to oil palm expansion, and a regeneration crisis exacerbated by out-migration. In response, communities exercise innovative agency through legal hybridization (e.g., using district decrees to formalize adat territory) and cosmological translation (e.g., reframing rimbo larangan as conservation areas). Yet these strategies carry significant risks of co-optation and cultural erosion when state logic overrides customary flexibility. The study concludes that effective forest governance policies must move beyond legal recognition to actively support local meaning structuration processes while acknowledging internal complexities and political-economic constraints.
Bahasa Inggris Ahmad Yudha; Alfitri Alfitri; Azwar Azwar; Lucky Zamzami
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p85-94.2026

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This study explores the conflict between environmental sustainability and community livelihoods at Lake Maninjau, where the expansion of floating net cage aquaculture / keramba jaring apung (KJA) has accelerated environmental degradation. The conservation policy implemented by the Agam Regency government has sparked resistance, particularly in Nagari Koto Malintang, which is the only area to openly oppose the policy. A qualitative descriptive approach was used with purposive sampling to identify eleven informants, including KJA farmers, local officials, and community representatives. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis, and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. The findings show that KJA farmers’ resistance includes violating the ban on expanding KJA, rejecting pollution claims, and engaging in symbolic actions. Drawing on Popkin's theory, this resistance is a rational response to economic dependence and perceived risks from a policy that threatens their livelihoods. In conclusion, KJA farmers' resistance is not simply opposition to ecological goals but a strategic response to protect their livelihoods. This supports Popkin’s view that farmers act based on rational considerations, weighing the policy’s costs and benefits, and the influence of capital owners and political support.
Filantropi Nigeria dan Indonesia: Praktik Unggul serta Adopsi Budaya Memberi - Literature Review Sofian Arisyandi
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 28 No 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v28.n1.p59-71.2026

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Indonesia and Nigeria both possess strong traditions of religious and communal giving, yet their philanthropic ecosystems are shaped by different socio-cultural and institutional dynamics. This article comparatively examines philanthropic practices in both countries and explores the contextual relevance of selected Nigerian philanthropic mechanisms for Indonesia. The study employs a qualitative comparative systematic literature review of publications indexed in Scopus and Google Scholar between 2015 and 2026. Using predefined inclusion criteria and a PRISMA-informed screening process, 50 publications were analyzed through thematic content analysis. The findings indicate that philanthropy in Nigeria is characterized by strong informal and community-based mechanisms, including diaspora remittance networks, rotating savings associations (esusu and ajo), place-of-worship-based redistribution, and technology-assisted accountability initiatives. In contrast, Indonesia demonstrates a more formalized philanthropic structure through zakat governance and faith-based institutions, although significant gaps remain between philanthropic potential and institutional participation. The study finds that differences in social capital, institutional trust, religious networks, and state–society relations shape philanthropic practices in both countries. While several Nigerian mechanisms exhibit contextual relevance for Indonesia, their adaptation requires alignment with local socio-cultural and institutional conditions. The study highlights the importance of hybrid philanthropic ecosystems that combine informal community participation with formal institutional accountability.

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