Dialectic of Tradition’s Strength and Demand for Flexibility: A Study of Minang Families in Yogyakarta

Jufri Naldo*  -  Department of History and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Azhari Akmal Tarigan    -  Department of Sharia Economics, Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Umar Warfete    -  Department of Anthropology, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: 10.21580/jsw.2023.7.1.14101
The strong Minang family traditions are facing the demand for flexibility from modern city life, especially when Minang people live outside the Minang land, such as in Yogyakarta. This study aims to reveal how the ‘flexible life’ is experienced by Minang families. The questions are how family traditional provisions have fared and how Minang families in Yogyakarta accommodate traditional provisions in different social and cultural contexts. This study applies qualitative methods and a phenomenological approach involving 15 informants. The findings show that Minang families in Yogyakarta have seen changes in their marriage traditions, which used to be strictly regulated by Minangkabau custom. By opening a dialectical process in Yogyakarta, they accommodate and adapt to the Javanese traditions and customs in conducting marriages. The impact is that family marriage traditions change. Nonetheless, Minang families in Yogyakarta have not lost their Minang identity. They remain Minang even though they marry a non-Minang.

Keywords: tradition; flexibility; Minang family; Yogyakarta

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