ANGKOLA BATAK TRADITION: ISLAM, PATRILINEALITY, MODERNITY: Reviving and Challenging

Abstract

Identity attached in a group always coincides with the
perception within it. Identity of general Batak society is
perceived  as the masculine  identity created the  gap  between
female and male  in term of the social and economy resources.
Batak society who live outside of Bonapasogit likely more solid
than  they  live  in Bonapasogit.  Itcan be proved by  the  intense
meeting internal Batak community more often than in
Bonapasogit. Due the penetration from other cultures force
them who  reside  out Bonapasogit more  united  among them.
Meanwhile, for people live in Bonapasogit the only threat
coming from their own community because they didn’t face the
penetration from outsiders. Especially, for female Batak
community the threat is the dominating patrilineality who
standstill the tradition which isn’t favored to female.  In densely
population in cities, marga can be used as the supported tools in
relationship even many female Batak were born outside
Bonapasogit  still use  marga  for their advantage purpose,
especially  in bureaucracy. Meanwhile  for Angkola Batak who
live their  hometown  has the  different  situation  due  don’t  get
advantage  the beneficiary of marga. Because of pressure from
their own community
Keywords:  Islam; patrilineality; inheritance; human right;
identity