Paradoks Perempuan Batak Toba: Suatu Penafsiran Hermeneutik Terhadap Karya Sastra Ende Siboru Tombaga

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyze a literature Ende Siboru Tombaga (EST) by using hermeneutic paradigms. Women are usually not taken into account in the division of the inheritance if they have no brothers. The estate will fall into the hands of his father’s brother (uncle) or father’s sister’s son. In the literature, EST expressed repeatedly injustice, wickedness, unrighteousness and discrimination against women who do not have the Batak Toba brother. EST literature can be considered as a counter culture against customs that discriminate against women tends to be considered. The paradox of women Batak Toba characterized by a situation that is culturally Toba Batak people with patrilineal system puts the male in a leading role in many areas of life. In reality, women Toba Batak work hard to provide for the family and the household