The Bugis-Makassar Women Imagery in the Lontaraq Manuscripts

. The Bugis-Makassar women imagery in domestic and public that was reflected through the Lontaraq manuscript. The background of this review is how the imagery and the role of Bugis-Makassar Women in Lontaraq Manuscript. The method of descriptive-qualitative. This review collected data from the manuscript which have been transliterated and translated including Lontaraq Bugis-Makassar as well as manuscript related to Bugis-Makassar women. In the Lontaraq manuscript, we found that the position of the women as Goddess of Life ( Dewi Sang Hyang Seri), the most respected figure who maintain the welfare of the human on earth. Moreover, Bugis-Makassar women, uphold religion values, are imaged as loyal, and submissive women, like the figures called. On the other hand, women are imaged as religion experts and guardians. Besides, women are also figured as intellectuals, brave men and fighter who have a high spirit to struggle that is depicted in the figure of Colli Pujie.