Rekonstruksi Wacana Kuasa Tubuh Perempuan dalam Teks Sārasamuccaya Pembacaan Kritis Michel Foucault

Putu Sri Marselinawati; I Gede Agus Suparta; Ni Nyoman Raka Astrini

doi:10.53977/sd.v9i2.4431

Putu Sri Marselinawati Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Mpu Kuturan
I Gede Agus Suparta Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Mpu Kuturan
Ni Nyoman Raka Astrini Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Mpu Kuturan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53977/sd.v9i2.4431

Keywords: Sārasamuccaya, Michel Foucault, power–knowledge, women’s bodies, gender discourse

Abstract

This study critically examines the representation of women’s bodies in the Hindu ethical text Sārasamuccaya, focusing on the relationship between moral discourse, gender representation, and power–knowledge. It aims to investigate how women’s bodies are discursively constructed within teachings on mental discipline and sexual morality through Michel Foucault’s critical perspective. Employing qualitative library research and critical discourse analysis, the study examines Sārasamuccaya verses 88–92 and 159–161 by integrating Foucault’s concepts of discursive formation, power–knowledge, and subjectivation with Hindu theological interpretation. The findings reveal two interconnected discursive patterns: women’s bodies serve as metaphors for explaining perception and sensual attachment, while sexual conduct is regulated through moral prohibitions and self-discipline. These representations demonstrate discursive gender asymmetry, positioning men predominantly as moral subjects and women as objects of interpretation. Nevertheless, such asymmetry does not constitute textual evidence of explicit authorization for women’s subordination or establish the existence of social oppression. The study contributes an integrative interpretive framework that distinguishes the ethical substance of religious teachings from gendered discursive representations. It concludes that a critical reinterpretation of Sārasamuccaya can preserve the theological significance of dharma while affirming women’s equal dignity, spiritual agency, and moral subjectivity.

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