The Concept of "Adat Perpatih"

The concept of "Adat Perpatih" is give more priority to the women. The priority for women in "Adat Perpatih" was more likely to inherited their heirloom and bloodline. It is different from other customs that all of the property and bloodlines were inherited by the men. According to "Adat Perpatih", women that pregnant and gave birth their child, so the women will bring the bloodlines to their heirs that is their child. From the aspect of the property, only the heirloom including land and main house inherited by the women. The purpose of the concept is the women will not be ignored when they are divorce with their husband. For example, if the man divorced with her wife, the man must left the house because the house and the land belongs to his wife. However, the properties of the husband and wife is belongs to them and will be divided according to Islamic principal. The positive outcome from the experience o "Adat Perpatih" is the land will not be pawned to other people or sell. In a village, normally consists of relatives because the inherited land was divided from the first generation. On the other word, in a village normally consist of family that comes from one bloodline.