Research Article
The Long-Lasting Gender: Cases of the Female Legendary Spirits on Indonesia Stories
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315610, author={Resti Nurfaidah}, title={The Long-Lasting Gender: Cases of the Female Legendary Spirits on Indonesia Stories}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation, ICON-DEMOST 2021, September 15, 2021, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICON-DEMOST}, year={2022}, month={2}, keywords={gender; anthropology; spirits}, doi={10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315610} }- Resti Nurfaidah
Year: 2022
The Long-Lasting Gender: Cases of the Female Legendary Spirits on Indonesia Stories
ICON-DEMOST
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315610
Abstract
Unconsciously, those gender based events have occurred long ago, even since our ancestors had not recognize the writing yet. So, actually, gender is not a new thing. Eventhough, among other, this paper will discuss those events that occur in various Indonesian literature, especially those which related to gender injustice of some female spirits, such as Kuntilanak, Wewe Gombel, Nyi Roro Kidul, and so on. This research is a descriptive study with literary anthropology and gender study approach which is focused into these following points: (1) how female spirits are represented in literature, (2) what conflicts that they are deal with, and (3) what endings that they found. Hypotheses indicate that female spirits had transformed from bad empirical experiences, especially the patriarchal conflicts that made them being subordinated. As a solution, in the end of lifes, they sacrificed themselves and then were transformed into the weak or strong spirits.