Analysis of the Meaning of Mantra Ajian Jaran Goyang (Riffaterre semiotic study)

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10.2991/icollite-18.2019.14How to use a DOI?

Keywords

spells of compassion; oral literature; semiotics

Abstract

Indonesia's wealth in the field of literature is abundant in both oral and literary literature. One of them is mantra which synonymous with myth, mysticism, and various magical things. One of the spells that are most familiar to people in Indonesia is the mantra "Ajian Jaran Goyang". This study aims to describe and express the meaning of the mantra "Ajian Jaran Goyang" through heuristic and hermeneutic readings. Theoretically this research aims to contribute thought and knowledge about the meaning of the "Jaran Goyang" dimension. The object of this research is the mantra "Ajian Jaran Goyang". The method used in this research is descriptive method. The results of the research showed that the verses used in this mantra are believed to attract the heart of someone addressed to that person. This mantra emphasizes supernatural elements because this teaching is believed to have existed since the days of animism. Conclusions from this study that the mantra "Ajian Jaran Goyang" is part of oral literary works that are believed to have supernatural powers and their existence has a special place in some societies that believe in supernatural things.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Yanti Sariasih
AU  - Agus Yulianto
PY  - 2019/03
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TI  - Analysis of the Meaning of Mantra Ajian Jaran Goyang (Riffaterre semiotic study)
BT  - Proceedings of the Second Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture (ICOLLITE 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 72
SN  - 2352-5398
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