Domestic violence causes prolonged trauma, for both victims and witnesses. However, the position of eyewitnesses, especially that of children, to domestic violence is often seen as insignificant. The assumption is that witnesses do not experience the direct impact or, even, the trauma of the violence.
The trauma narratives of three Christian young women, those who witnessed the
domestic violence during their childhood, reveal the complex ways in which trauma affect their brains, minds, and bodies.
The government, society, nonâgovernmental organizations, and, especially, the church often only focus on perpetrators and victims of domestic violence. The lack of attention, even indifference, towards the trauma of witnesses of domestic violence is a problem worth of theological response.
This research offers a theological perspective on healing space for trauma of the witnesses of domestic violence called the voice of wounded witnesses. The space is imagined as as a witnessing space for the wounded witnesses. It is constructed by using lament songs from Karo tradition, namely rengget. Rengget is seen both as a witnessing space and as therapeutic music for trauma healing.
Keywords: trauma narratives, women, witness, witnessing space, healing, domestic violence,
rengget, and music therapy.
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| Publisher | STT Jakarta |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Series | Katalog Universitas |
| Category | s2 |
| Sub Category | Thesis |
| Source | 1900393;GENESYA;2171010413 |
| Copyrights | The resource(s) is/are owned by the Creator/Contributor.Reproduction & distribution for non-commercial purposes is permitted provided that the credit for the Creator/Contributor and the source are explicitly stated,and no alteration are made |
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