The Sifon Culture (The Practice of Traditional Circumcision) of the Soe People, in the Aspect of Law and the Risks of the Female Reproductive Health Nurani Siti Syahida1,*, Absori2, Dimyati Khudzaifah2, Wardiono Kelik2 1Muhammadiyah University of Kupang, Indonesia 2Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho, E-mail: heruswn@gmail.com Pucang Jajar Tengah Street 56, Surabaya, Indonesia
Online published on 8 August, 2019. Abstract This research talks about women in the sifon tradition (the practice of circumcision) among the Soe people, Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The sifon tradition is seen as an element with a cultural value on reproduction, where it is implemented through the practice of circumcision for men of the Timor tribe. In this ritual, women are the object for the sake of the men's sexual vitality, where afterwards, the men undergo intercourse with women. This practice is believed to have a magical and a religious sense. The sifon tradition is produced through a traditional ritual, in which a circumcisiond man undergoes intercourse with a minimum of three women as a process to heal the circumcision wounds. In the religious aspect, the sifon tradition becomes a belief for women to obtain values of propriety and compliance by sacrificing themselves for the sake of having the circumcisiond men healed. Sifon is a symbol of the men's masculinity towards their status in the society, with an ignorance of the women's rights of their reproductive health and also is a crimes. Top Keywords Oppression of women, Sifon culture, Human right, Reproductive health. Top |