DAFTAR ISI

ABSTRAK ................................................................................................ i

KATA PENGANTAR ................................................................................. ii

DAFTAR ISI................................................................................................ iii

BAB I. PENDAHULUAN

A. Latar Belakang Masalah ................................................................ 1

B. Identifikasi Masalah....................................................................... 3

C. Perumusan Masalah ....................................................................... 3

D. Tujuan Penelitian ........................................................................... 4

E. Manfaat Penelitian ......................................................................... 5

BAB II. KAJIAN PUSTAKA ...................................................................... 6

A. Landasan Teoritis........................................................................... 10

1. Pengertian Sistem Religi (Kepercayaan) ................................ 10

2. Pengertian Makna Simbolik.................................................... 15

B. Kerangka Konseptual..................................................................... 18

1. Ritual ....................................................................................... 18

2. Tolak Bala ............................................................................... 20

3. Masyarakat Melayu ................................................................. 21

C. Kerangka Berfikir .......................................................................... 21

BAB III. METODE PENELITIAN

A. Metode Penelitian .......................................................................... 23

B. Tempat dan waktu Penelitian......................................................... 23

C. Sumber Data .................................................................................. 24

D. Teknik Pengumpulan Data ............................................................ 24

 E. Teknik Analisa Data ...................................................................... 25

F. Populasi dan Sampel ...................................................................... 26

BAB IV. HASIL PENELITIAN DAN PEMBAHASAN

A. Gambaran umum lokasi penelitian ................................................ 27

1. Sejarah Singkat Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang ............................. 28

2. Bahasa dan Tulisan .................................................................. 30

3. Sejarah Desa............................................................................. 32

4. Lokasi dan Lingkungan Alam .................................................. 33

5. Kependudukan ......................................................................... 34

6. Sistem Mata Pencaharian ......................................................... 34

7. Pendidikan................................................................................ 35

8. Sistem Kekerabatan ................................................................. 37

9. Agama ...................................................................................... 38

B. HASIL PENELITIAN ...................................................................... 39

1. Ritual Tolak Bala Pada Masyarakat Melayu Desa Air Masin .. 39

1.1. Ritual Tolak Bala dalam Kenduri Sawah.......................... 42

1.2. Ritual Tolak Bala dalam Kenduri Laut ............................. 43

2. Pemimpin Pelaksanaan Ritual Tolak Bala .............................. 45

2.1.Tok pawang / Dukun .......................................................... 46

2.2.Anggota Masyarakat .......................................................... 46

2.3.Tempat Pelaksanaan Ritual ................................................ 47

2.4. Perlengkapan/Peralatan Ritual .......................................... 47

3. Elemen Pendukung Ritual Tolak Bala ..................................... 49

3.1. Berdoa ............................................................................... 50

3.2. Makan Bersama ................................................................ 51

 3.3.Mantera .............................................................................. 52

4. Fungsi Ritual Tolak Bala Dalam Kehidupan Masyarakat ....... 52

5. Peran Ritual Tolak Bala Dalam Meningkatkan

Pelestarian Kebudayaan Daerah .............................................. 54

BAB V. KESIMPULAN DAN SARAN

A. Kesimpulan ................................................................................. 56

B. Saran ........................................................................................... 57

Daftar Pustaka ................................................................................... 58

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