Abstract:
The research based on the study of literature. The problem of this research is the form and uses of the medicinal spell in Pangean‟s society. The study about form and uses of the medicinal spell is assumed so interesting, because till this time Malay Pangean‟s society still use spell which is used by witch-doctor as the medicinal although there are many doctors, though the Malay Pangean‟s society still assume that there are things which can‟t be reach by doctors. The form of medicinal which can‟t be reach by doctors are such as the medicinal for the people who entered by the mysterious creature, keteguran, recuperation of eager, to chase away the evil and averse evil. Structure is the way in which something is arranged or organized. The structure in this research means the way in which spell is arranged based on the spell composition are the opening, the content, and the closing of the spell. The writer focus on the study about the form and uses spell in this research. The spell medicinal in Malay Pangean‟s society consist of keteguran spell, biring spell, penjemput benih spell, cure of tooth spell, the bulged stomach spell, polong spell, the sprinkling of fire spell, kelilipan spell, eyeache spell, spell for ability, draught spell, bimbang malikat spell, stomachache spell, headachespell, and cure of the poison spell. The sources of the data in this research is got from the witch-doctors or handlers who exist in Pangean regency and they are always come by the Pangean‟s society when they need to cure. The number of the witch-doctors are 8 (eight) peoples, they are Ilyas who has 62 years old, Jamuhur who has 60 years old, Dawit who has 50 years old, Sihen who has 40 years old, Agisman who has 59 years old, Lupi who has 71 years old, Agusman who has 69 years old, and Pendi who has 59 years old. The way in collecting data is done by observation technique, interview, and recording which is got by witch-doctor about the spell itself. The data is analyzed by using the collecting data technique. The result of the research find that there are 10 spells which form in quatrain, 2 spells which form karmina, 2 spells which form poem, and 2 spells which form syair,that exist in Malay Pangean‟s society. The use or the role of spell in Malay Pangean‟s society is as a protection and medicine when they are sick.
Key words : Witch-Doctor, Spell.
