Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, STRUKTURAL 2020, 30 December 2020, Semarang, Indonesia

Research Article

The Bugis-Makassar Women Imagery in the Lontaraq Manuscripts

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311261,
        author={Husnul Fahimah Ilyas},
        title={The Bugis-Makassar Women Imagery in the Lontaraq Manuscripts},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, STRUKTURAL 2020, 30 December 2020, Semarang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={STRUKTURAL},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={manuscript women figure},
        doi={10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311261}
    }
    
  • Husnul Fahimah Ilyas
    Year: 2021
    The Bugis-Makassar Women Imagery in the Lontaraq Manuscripts
    STRUKTURAL
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311261
Husnul Fahimah Ilyas1,*
  • 1: Religious Research and Development, Ministry of Religious Affairs Makassar
*Contact email: husnullitbang@gmail.com

Abstract

The Bugis-Makassar women imagery in domestic and public that was reflected through the Lontaraq manuscript. The background of this review is how the imagery and the role of Bugis-Makassar Women in Lontaraq Manuscript. The method of descriptive-qualitative. This review collected data from the manuscript which have been transliterated and translated including Lontaraq Bugis-Makassar as well as manuscript related to Bugis-Makassar women. In the Lontaraq manuscript, we found that the position of the women as Goddess of Life (Dewi Sang Hyang Seri), the most respected figure who maintain the welfare of the human on earth. Moreover, Bugis-Makassar women, uphold religion values, are imaged as loyal, and submissive women, like the figures called. On the other hand, women are imaged as religion experts and guardians. Besides, women are also figured as intellectuals, brave men and fighter who have a high spirit to struggle that is depicted in the figure of Colli Pujie.