Suanggi dark arts of East Indonesia, a folklore study

Hentihu, Ika Farihah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7695-8990 (2017) Suanggi dark arts of East Indonesia, a folklore study. Presented at THE 3rd CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE (COLALITE) “HUMOR AND HORROR IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE”, 16 Juni 2017, Purwokerto.

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Abstract

Suanggi an evil ghost or witch who works with the help of smooth and as a human being or a kind man who has supernatural powers and evil. Suanggi known only in Eastern Indonesia, namely in four major locations of Sulawesi, Maluku, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua. Suanggi mode is the same in all four locations. And the mention of the same name except for five locations in Sulawesi. Suanggi most commonly found in the Flores case NTT. Like other witches in East Java, Suanggi end the victim with death. Danandjaya, 1997. Its existence is often not visible to the naked eye (irrational) but somewhat physically present (rational). Superstition is the basis of discussion Suanggi analysis, by Danandjaya (1977. In Folklore's theory, Suanggi is categorized into the Natural Invisibility Legend, since it usually takes the form of a story that is considered to be true and has been experienced by someone in the form of a phenomenon. How Suanggi works similar to Santet in Banyuwangi. The victim often ends up dying in unnatural ways. The envy factor, its threatened presence or the arrival of a new person who is feared to be displaced encourages these Suanggi practitioners to practice Superstitious or scientifically called Metaphysics.

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	suanggi; folklore; metaphysics; santet; supernatural
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200202 Asian Cultural Studies
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Ika Farihah Hentihu
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2024 13:32

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