Eka Srimulyani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5880813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eka Srimulyani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eka |
| FAMILY NAME | Srimulyani |
| SIGNATURE | SRIMULYANI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2855-987X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Vernacular Cyber-Sufism: Digital Ritual, Mediated Authority, and the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order in Indonesia
The article analyzes the incorporation of digital media within the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order in Indonesia and argues that it represents a significant transformation in contemporary Sufi practice. Based on qualitative interviews with members of local zāwiyahs, the study shows that digital platforms facilitate core tariqa practices, including online bay’a, virtual dhikr, and digital s}ah}ba. These practices demonstrate that digital space functions n…
Sufi meditation and mental health: A phenomenological study of naqshbandi haqqani order followers in Indonesian
This study examines the lived experiences of followers of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order, focusing on Sufi meditation practices and their influence on mental health. Adopting a qualitative phenomenological design, data were gathered through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation involving three adolescents engaged in Sufi meditation in Klaten, Indonesia. The study reveal that three core practices—dhikr (remembrance of God), muraqabah (…
Women and Muslim Education in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Minangkabau was known for its dominant Islamic education history especially in modern times since the beginning of the twentieth century as a number of so-called madrasah or Islamic educational reforms have been credited to several prominent figures in the region. This region also has a significant history and tradition of matriarchal and matrilineal kinship that relate to women’s position, and their contributions in the public affairs, including…
Challenges of Female Principals in Madrasah Leadership in Banda Aceh: A Gender Analysis
Women's leadership is gaining more recognition in the public eye, particularly in professional leadership roles within educational institutions. Despite facing challenges such as seniority, local customs, and societal perceptions, these obstacles do not deter women from their leadership roles in educational institutions. In fact, they strive to create better opportunities for future leadership. The challenges faced by female school principals are…
The Contested Authorities: Institution and Agency in the Enforcement of Sharia Law in Aceh, Indonesia
This article is aimed to explore the contested authorities in the enforcement of sharia law in Aceh. The existence of these contesting authorities could be observed in the qanun shari’a (the shari’a bylaws) formulation and implementation processes. In Aceh Province, this contestation is also further complicated by a wider contestation among formal and non-formal actors, representing pluralities of Aceh jurisprudence perspectives. Hence, the dynam…
Silent struggles: Women education leaders’ agency for peacebuilding in Islamic schools in post-conflict Aceh
This article engages with an under-researched field that specifically looks into the gendered nature of women education leaders’ agency in the context of Islamic boarding schools in post-tsunami and post-war Aceh province of Indonesia. The key aim of this paper is to understand various ways in which Acehnese women educators’ negotiate and navigate restricted, gendered and religiously orthodox spaces. We analyse the role of grassroots education ac…
Indonesian Muslim Diaspora in Contemporary South Korea: Living as Religious Minority Group in Non-Muslim Country
The process of migration and cross border mobility occurs for a number of reason or background such as politics, economics, education and so forth has made a number of Muslim leave their homeland to another countries. Due to this migration, a significant number of Muslims becomes a diasporic communities in other countries and sometimes lives as religious minority group in non-Muslim country. It is reported that one third of Muslims in the world l…
Rethinking relief, reconstruction and development: Evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of post-disaster livelihood aid
This paper presents a field study on the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of livelihood interventions following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia. We assess the extent to which post-tsunami aid in Aceh helped beneficiaries to stabilize and restore their pre-disaster livelihoods, and/or develop new livelihoods. We draw upon qualitative data captured in 183 in-depth interviews and 38 focus group discussions involving villag…
Islam and Dormant Citizenship: Soft Religious Ethno-Nationalism and Minorities in Aceh, Indonesia
This article aims at examining the recent (re)construction of citizenship in Aceh, which is based on sharia as well as on ethno-religious nationalism, and the impact of this (re)construction on minority rights in the province. Because sharia has become a cultural, social, political and legal fact in Aceh, the province has gradually created its own notion of civic belonging, which departs from national citizenship, defined by religion and protecte…
Analisis Terhadap Nilai-Nilai Islam Dalam Kesenian Rapai Geleng
Tari Rapai Geleng adalah salah satu tari tradisional dalam masyarakat Aceh yang cukup popular di kalangan masrakat Aceh pesisir. Sebagai sebuah karya seni dari masyarakat yang sangat dekat dan lekat dengan nilai-nilai keislaman, tari Rapai Geleng juga memiliki dimensi keterpengaruhan dengan nilai-nilai keislaman yang dianut oleh masyarakat. Hal ini terefleksi dalam koreografi, pementasan, dan paling dominan dalam syair-syair yang dinyanyikan meng…
Diasporic Chinese Community in Post-Conflict Aceh: Socio-Cultural Identities, and Social Relations with Acehnese Muslim Majority
This study examines the notions of identity among the minority groups of Chinese in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It focuses on what has changed, what has been challenged and what is [still] continued, locating the discussion within a context of their social dialectics with the local majority of Muslims due to its time, spatiality and social processes. Admittedly, the history of diasporic Chinese and their social interrelation with the ethnic majority o…
Analysing the spectrum of female education leaders’ agency in Islamic boarding schools in post-conflict Aceh, Indonesia
Our research responds to a limited understanding of the agency of female leaders in a context of Islamic politics and society, in post-war and post-tsunami Aceh province in Indonesia. Drawing on empirical ethnographic data, we aim to provide a more nuanced perspective on the ‘strategic space for manouevre’ of women’s agency in Islamic boarding schools in Aceh. Our paper focuses on female educational leaders and teachers at female dayah, or Islami…
Women after the tsunami: Impact, empowerment and changes in post-disaster situations of Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 will always be remembered by communities in the Indian Ocean region when the tsunami tidal wave swept away the coastal areas of several countries in the region. Among others, Aceh—one of the provinces of Indonesia—and Sri Lanka had the most tragic devastation and had a major death toll. Indeed, the disaster changed several aspects of people's lives and their livelihood activities. This study focuses on how the disaster and post-…
Islamic Schooling in Aceh: Change, Reform, and Local Context
The history of Islamic educational reform in Indonesia shows that the emergence of the kaum muda group at the beginning of the twentieth century is connected with the emergence of the modern model of Islamic education called “madrasah”. After independence, the central government established a number of madrasahs for religious education and sekolah for ‘non-religious’ education in a number of areas in Indonesia. Focusing on Islamic education and s…
Women, Micro-finance and Income Generation after the Political Conflict and the Tsunami in Aceh
This article examines the case of the micro-finance program in Aceh following the tsunami and the political conflict and the impact these have had on the lives of the women beneficieries of the micro-finance groups. There have been some debates regarding the effectiveness of micro-finance in providing better economic access and opportunities for the beneficiaries and on reaching the poor through these programs. The study also identifies the impac…
Women from Traditional Islamic Educational Institutions in Indonesia: Negotiating Public Spaces
In this insightful book, Eka Srimulyani provides a new look at the role of women in Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia. Women at these traditional schools, called pesantren , play a significant role in the shaping of gender relations in the Indonesian Muslim community, and have not, until recently, garnered as much attention in the academic community as they undoubtedly deserve. This deeply informative study offers a new perspective on…
Women from Traditional Islamic Educational Institutions in Indonesia: Negotiating Public Spaces
Until currently there have been no specific publications, particularly in English, on women in traditional Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, known as pesantren, which played a significant role in shaping the gender issues in the Indonesian Muslim community. This informative and insightful book contributes to two booming fields in Indonesian studies: the study of Islam and the study of Muslim women. It also adds a new perspective to t…
Islam, Adat, and the State: Matrifocality in Aceh Revisited
Matrifocality has been a rooted tradition in the social history of the community in Aceh. The principles of matrifocality have also affected on how women are positioned in the community, and the socio-gender relation within the community. The fact that Aceh has strongly associated to the Islamic values that claimed to support the paternal traditions. Apparently, the Islamic values and the local matrifocality practices juxtaposed through the roles…
Islam and Dormant Citizenship: Soft Religious Ethno-Nationalism and Minorities in Aceh, Indonesia
This article aims at examining the recent (re)construction of citizenship in Aceh, which is based on sharia as well as on ethno-religious nationalism, and the impact of this (re)construction on minority rights in the province. Because sharia has become a cultural, social, political and legal fact in Aceh, the province has gradually created its own notion of civic belonging, which departs from national citizenship, defined by religion and protecte…
Analysing the spectrum of female education leaders’ agency in Islamic boarding schools in post-conflict Aceh, Indonesia
Our research responds to a limited understanding of the agency of female leaders in a context of Islamic politics and society, in post-war and post-tsunami Aceh province in Indonesia. Drawing on empirical ethnographic data, we aim to provide a more nuanced perspective on the ‘strategic space for manouevre’ of women’s agency in Islamic boarding schools in Aceh. Our paper focuses on female educational leaders and teachers at female dayah, or Islami…
Islam, Adat, and the State: Matrifocality in Aceh Revisited
Matrifocality has been a rooted tradition in the social history of the community in Aceh. The principles of matrifocality have also affected on how women are positioned in the community, and the socio-gender relation within the community. The fact that Aceh has strongly associated to the Islamic values that claimed to support the paternal traditions. Apparently, the Islamic values and the local matrifocality practices juxtaposed through the roles…
Women, Micro-finance and Income Generation after the Political Conflict and the Tsunami in Aceh
This article examines the case of the micro-finance program in Aceh following the tsunami and the political conflict and the impact these have had on the lives of the women beneficieries of the micro-finance groups. There have been some debates regarding the effectiveness of micro-finance in providing better economic access and opportunities for the beneficiaries and on reaching the poor through these programs. The study also identifies the impac…
Silent struggles: Women education leaders’ agency for peacebuilding in Islamic schools in post-conflict Aceh
This article engages with an under-researched field that specifically looks into the gendered nature of women education leaders’ agency in the context of Islamic boarding schools in post-tsunami and post-war Aceh province of Indonesia. The key aim of this paper is to understand various ways in which Acehnese women educators’ negotiate and navigate restricted, gendered and religiously orthodox spaces. We analyse the role of grassroots education ac…
Women after the tsunami: Impact, empowerment and changes in post-disaster situations of Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 will always be remembered by communities in the Indian Ocean region when the tsunami tidal wave swept away the coastal areas of several countries in the region. Among others, Aceh—one of the provinces of Indonesia—and Sri Lanka had the most tragic devastation and had a major death toll. Indeed, the disaster changed several aspects of people's lives and their livelihood activities. This study focuses on how the disaster and post-…
Islam, Adat, and the State: Matrifocality in Aceh Revisited
Matrifocality has been a rooted tradition in the social history of the community in Aceh. The principles of matrifocality have also affected on how women are positioned in the community, and the socio-gender relation within the community. The fact that Aceh has strongly associated to the Islamic values that claimed to support the paternal traditions. Apparently, the Islamic values and the local matrifocality practices juxtaposed through the roles…
Women from Traditional Islamic Educational Institutions in Indonesia: Negotiating Public Spaces
In this insightful book, Eka Srimulyani provides a new look at the role of women in Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia. Women at these traditional schools, called pesantren , play a significant role in the shaping of gender relations in the Indonesian Muslim community, and have not, until recently, garnered as much attention in the academic community as they undoubtedly deserve. This deeply informative study offers a new perspective on…
Women from Traditional Islamic Educational Institutions in Indonesia: Negotiating Public Spaces
Until currently there have been no specific publications, particularly in English, on women in traditional Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, known as pesantren, which played a significant role in shaping the gender issues in the Indonesian Muslim community. This informative and insightful book contributes to two booming fields in Indonesian studies: the study of Islam and the study of Muslim women. It also adds a new perspective to t…
Islamic Schooling in Aceh: Change, Reform, and Local Context
The history of Islamic educational reform in Indonesia shows that the emergence of the kaum muda group at the beginning of the twentieth century is connected with the emergence of the modern model of Islamic education called “madrasah”. After independence, the central government established a number of madrasahs for religious education and sekolah for ‘non-religious’ education in a number of areas in Indonesia. Focusing on Islamic education and s…
Women, Micro-finance and Income Generation after the Political Conflict and the Tsunami in Aceh
This article examines the case of the micro-finance program in Aceh following the tsunami and the political conflict and the impact these have had on the lives of the women beneficieries of the micro-finance groups. There have been some debates regarding the effectiveness of micro-finance in providing better economic access and opportunities for the beneficiaries and on reaching the poor through these programs. The study also identifies the impac…
Women after the tsunami: Impact, empowerment and changes in post-disaster situations of Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 will always be remembered by communities in the Indian Ocean region when the tsunami tidal wave swept away the coastal areas of several countries in the region. Among others, Aceh—one of the provinces of Indonesia—and Sri Lanka had the most tragic devastation and had a major death toll. Indeed, the disaster changed several aspects of people's lives and their livelihood activities. This study focuses on how the disaster and post-…
Diasporic Chinese Community in Post-Conflict Aceh: Socio-Cultural Identities, and Social Relations with Acehnese Muslim Majority
This study examines the notions of identity among the minority groups of Chinese in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It focuses on what has changed, what has been challenged and what is [still] continued, locating the discussion within a context of their social dialectics with the local majority of Muslims due to its time, spatiality and social processes. Admittedly, the history of diasporic Chinese and their social interrelation with the ethnic majority o…
Analysing the spectrum of female education leaders’ agency in Islamic boarding schools in post-conflict Aceh, Indonesia
Our research responds to a limited understanding of the agency of female leaders in a context of Islamic politics and society, in post-war and post-tsunami Aceh province in Indonesia. Drawing on empirical ethnographic data, we aim to provide a more nuanced perspective on the ‘strategic space for manouevre’ of women’s agency in Islamic boarding schools in Aceh. Our paper focuses on female educational leaders and teachers at female dayah, or Islami…
Analisis Terhadap Nilai-Nilai Islam Dalam Kesenian Rapai Geleng
Tari Rapai Geleng adalah salah satu tari tradisional dalam masyarakat Aceh yang cukup popular di kalangan masrakat Aceh pesisir. Sebagai sebuah karya seni dari masyarakat yang sangat dekat dan lekat dengan nilai-nilai keislaman, tari Rapai Geleng juga memiliki dimensi keterpengaruhan dengan nilai-nilai keislaman yang dianut oleh masyarakat. Hal ini terefleksi dalam koreografi, pementasan, dan paling dominan dalam syair-syair yang dinyanyikan meng…
Rethinking relief, reconstruction and development: Evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of post-disaster livelihood aid
This paper presents a field study on the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of livelihood interventions following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia. We assess the extent to which post-tsunami aid in Aceh helped beneficiaries to stabilize and restore their pre-disaster livelihoods, and/or develop new livelihoods. We draw upon qualitative data captured in 183 in-depth interviews and 38 focus group discussions involving villag…
Islam and Dormant Citizenship: Soft Religious Ethno-Nationalism and Minorities in Aceh, Indonesia
This article aims at examining the recent (re)construction of citizenship in Aceh, which is based on sharia as well as on ethno-religious nationalism, and the impact of this (re)construction on minority rights in the province. Because sharia has become a cultural, social, political and legal fact in Aceh, the province has gradually created its own notion of civic belonging, which departs from national citizenship, defined by religion and protecte…
Indonesian Muslim Diaspora in Contemporary South Korea: Living as Religious Minority Group in Non-Muslim Country
The process of migration and cross border mobility occurs for a number of reason or background such as politics, economics, education and so forth has made a number of Muslim leave their homeland to another countries. Due to this migration, a significant number of Muslims becomes a diasporic communities in other countries and sometimes lives as religious minority group in non-Muslim country. It is reported that one third of Muslims in the world l…
The Contested Authorities: Institution and Agency in the Enforcement of Sharia Law in Aceh, Indonesia
This article is aimed to explore the contested authorities in the enforcement of sharia law in Aceh. The existence of these contesting authorities could be observed in the qanun shari’a (the shari’a bylaws) formulation and implementation processes. In Aceh Province, this contestation is also further complicated by a wider contestation among formal and non-formal actors, representing pluralities of Aceh jurisprudence perspectives. Hence, the dynam…
Silent struggles: Women education leaders’ agency for peacebuilding in Islamic schools in post-conflict Aceh
This article engages with an under-researched field that specifically looks into the gendered nature of women education leaders’ agency in the context of Islamic boarding schools in post-tsunami and post-war Aceh province of Indonesia. The key aim of this paper is to understand various ways in which Acehnese women educators’ negotiate and navigate restricted, gendered and religiously orthodox spaces. We analyse the role of grassroots education ac…
Challenges of Female Principals in Madrasah Leadership in Banda Aceh: A Gender Analysis
Women's leadership is gaining more recognition in the public eye, particularly in professional leadership roles within educational institutions. Despite facing challenges such as seniority, local customs, and societal perceptions, these obstacles do not deter women from their leadership roles in educational institutions. In fact, they strive to create better opportunities for future leadership. The challenges faced by female school principals are…
Vernacular Cyber-Sufism: Digital Ritual, Mediated Authority, and the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order in Indonesia
The article analyzes the incorporation of digital media within the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order in Indonesia and argues that it represents a significant transformation in contemporary Sufi practice. Based on qualitative interviews with members of local zāwiyahs, the study shows that digital platforms facilitate core tariqa practices, including online bay’a, virtual dhikr, and digital s}ah}ba. These practices demonstrate that digital space functions n…
Sufi meditation and mental health: A phenomenological study of naqshbandi haqqani order followers in Indonesian
This study examines the lived experiences of followers of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Order, focusing on Sufi meditation practices and their influence on mental health. Adopting a qualitative phenomenological design, data were gathered through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation involving three adolescents engaged in Sufi meditation in Klaten, Indonesia. The study reveal that three core practices—dhikr (remembrance of God), muraqabah (…
Women and Muslim Education in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Minangkabau was known for its dominant Islamic education history especially in modern times since the beginning of the twentieth century as a number of so-called madrasah or Islamic educational reforms have been credited to several prominent figures in the region. This region also has a significant history and tradition of matriarchal and matrilineal kinship that relate to women’s position, and their contributions in the public affairs, including…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Asian Studies and History (8 works) · Islam (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Islamic Studies and Radicalism (6 works) · Social science (5 works)