Rituals and Spells: A Guide to Life at Sea for the Fishing Community of Soreang, Takalar Regency in the Millennial Era

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10.2991/assehr.k.201014.137How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ritual, Spell, Fisherman, Soreang

Abstract

The modernized ethics and technology, associated with fishing gear, tends to influence the life pattern of fishermen in various aspects. However, it is different for those in Soreang, Takalar Regency, which amid modernization still maintains the ancestral heritage of fishing activities such as spells or seaward rituals. This research, therefore, aims to analyze the concept and belief of spells or rituals of the Soreang Fishermen community as a guide to making a living at sea in the era millenial. This is a phenomenological research that used a sociological approach to describe the activities of fishermen in accordance with their local beliefs. Data were collected through field observations and by analyzing the various relevant documents in the fishing community. The results showed that the concept of spell beliefs and rituals remained a driving force for the fishing community in carrying out seagoing activities untill the millenial era.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Najamuddin
AU  - Muhammad Syukur
AU  - Abdul Rahman
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/15
TI  - Rituals and Spells: A Guide to Life at Sea for the Fishing Community of Soreang, Takalar Regency in the Millennial Era
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 623
EP  - 626
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201014.137
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201014.137
ID  - 2020
ER  -