Salasika
Vol 2 No 1 (2019): Salasika (Indonesian Journal of Gender, Women, Child, and Social Inclusion's Stud

Stigmatized Identity in The Myth of Dewi Ontrowulan

Mutiara Andalas (Sanata Dharma University)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2019

Abstract

The dissociation of Dewi Ontrowulan from the pilgrimage site of Mount Kemukus and the participation of women in the sex ritual excite me to explore her myths. Surveying the various myths about Dewi Ontrowulan, this paper seeks to sketch the possibly dominant characterization of her. Besides her absence in providing blessings to pilgrims, her presence at the pilgrimage ritual greatly contributes to the brokenness of women’s bodies there. I apply feminist phenomenology to unveil the hiddenness of crimes against women. Reconstructing a liberating myth of Dewi Ontrowulan necessitates the de-stigmatization of her stigmatized character. A feminist re-reading on her myths hopefully also contributes to the liberation of these women from stigmatization.

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Journal Info

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SJ

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Subject

Humanities Social Sciences

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The focus of this journal publication is to spread the conceptual thinking or ideas and results of research that have been achieved in the fields of Gender, Women, Child, and Social Inclusion Studies. SALASIKA aims to provide academic literature which is accessible across disciplines, but also to a ...