Mantra As An Alternative Treatment Process In Maritime-Based Health Of The Malay Public (Case Study: Senempek Village, Lingga District)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine or reveal the role of healing spells as an alternative health care for the community in Sinempek village. Lingga Regency, Riau Islands. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a phenomenological approach, namely revealing the function of the mantra used by the Sinempak community as an alternative treatment. Interviews as a method of collecting data with several informants as sources. The results of research through interviews with several informants show several uses of mantras used by the Sinempak community which describe language phenomena empirically. From the results of the interview, it is clear that there are several treatments that are believed to be able to be cured through mantras, such as fever, coughing, coughing, dizziness or yellowish pallor, broken bones, bumps and bones.