Mystical Chants in the Bajau Society: A Preliminary Observation on the Changes in the Mindset Towards the Planting Ritual (Dikir Mistik dalam Masyarakat Bajau: Satu Pemerhatian Awal pada Perubahan Minda Terhadap Upacara Penanaman)
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ABSTRACT: In the Bajau society, the farming community used to observe with great reverence spiritual rites which included chanting during the ceremonial events held prior to planting and harvesting. It was believed that the chants will help to make the land more fertile and to guarantee the well being of the rice spirit after each planting season. In practice, the farmers will usually invite a paddy ‘bomoh’ (shaman) to conduct the ceremony and rituals before and after the planting season. Today, the belief in these spiritual rites and chants has waned. More and more of these farmers no longer observe these spiritual ceremonies before and after planting. This paper hopes to look at the use of these chants among the Bajau farmers and the changes in their mindset towards these ritualistic chants. The perspectives taken are rooted in the Sapir-Whorf theory towards change.
Keywords: Mantra; Bajau language; Bajau culture; language and culture
ABSTRAK: Sebagai komuniti petani, orang-orang Bajau mempercayai bahawa penggunaan mantera turut terlibat dalam proses penanaman dan penuaian padi. Dipercayai bahawa mantera mampu menyenangkan semangat padi khusus untuk membantu menyuburkan dan menjamin hasil yang baik pada satu-satu musim penanaman padi. Biasanya, seorang bomoh akan dipanggil untuk melaksanakan upacara berkenaan sama ada sebelum ataupun selepas musim penanaman padi. Kini, kepercayaan berhubung dengan semangat padi sudah semakin pudar dan menghilang. Semakin ramai petani Bajau tidak lagi melaksanakan upacara memanggil semangat padi. Oleh yang demikian, makalah ini bermaksud untuk meneliti mantera dalam kalangan petani-petani Bajau dan, meneliti perubahan pemikiran terhadap penggunaan mantera. Yang berlandaskan dimensi hipotesis Sapir Whorf untuk melihat perubahan tersebut.
Kata kunci: Mantera; bahasa Bajau; budaya Bajau; bahasa dan budaya
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