THE UNIQUENESS OF MYSTIC AMONG THE
SOCIETY OF MANDAILING IN LONGAT
A PAPER BY
HANIM FAUZIAH NASUTION REG.NO.082202038
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES
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ABSTRAK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the Almighty God, Allah
SWT for blessing and giving me health, strength and ease to accomplish this
paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate from English
Study, Faculty of Cultures Studies, University of North Sumatera.
Then, I would like to express a deep gratitude, love, and appreciation to:
My beloved parents Abdul Razak Nasution and Hapsah Siregar. Thank you for all
your motivations, advices,information, prays, loves and financial. The writer
present this paper for you.
Dr. Matius C.A.Sembiring, M.A. as the Head of English Diploma Study
Program, who gives her a lot of knowledge and also as my supervisor, thank you
for the valuable time in giving the correction and constructive critics in
completing this paper.
Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. as the Dean of Faculty of Culture Studies,
University of North Sumatera andall lecturers in English Diploma Study Program
for giving me advices and knowledges.
Her lovely siblings, Zainul Ihsan Nst, Stella Nst, Fauzan Nst and Anggi
Liana Nasution and her best friends: Cicik cessy ,chema embot, Vivi, Nyla, reny,
mini, tyra, amel, Ary, ferry, kiput, rahmad and all students D3 English especially
in Class B 2008.
For the all, thank you for your support, cares and other things that help me
Gramedia which give her science source and very help her. Thank you for the nice
friendship during our study. I will be missing the days we spent together.
Finally, the writer does realize that this paper is still far from being perfect.
Therefore, the writer welcomes any constructive critics and suggestions towards
this paper.
Medan, June 22, 2010
The writer,
Hanim Fauziah Nasution
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ... i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
ABSTRAK ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background of the Study
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1
1.2 The Objective of the study
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2
1.3 The Scope of the Study
... 2
1.4 The Method of Study
... 3
1.5 The Significance of the Study
... 3
2. THE VILLAGE OF LONGAT 2.1 The Geography of Longat
... 4
2.2 Religion of the Mandailing Society in Longat
... 7
2.3 The Mandailing Society in Longat
... 10
2.4 Languanges used in Longat
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3. THE UNIQUENESS OF MYSTIC 3.1 The Meaning of Mystic
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3.2 The Kinds of Mystic
... 17
4. FINDINGS
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5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusion
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5.2 Suggestion
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REFERENCES
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRAK
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of Study
Indonesia is one of country in Asia Southeast that consist 17, 000 islands
so that it is called as archipelago country. Indonesia is occupied of many kinds of
tribes and cultures which its own unique and characteristic about its cultures so
that Indonesian has a motto “Bhineka Tunggal Ika” that means unity in diversity
because sIndonesia has many diversity of traditions, religions and ethnics that
influence of habitual action of Indonesian so that they have uniqueness of
tolerances. One of them is Mandailing.
Mandailing is one of sub of Bataknese in North Sumatra exactly in
Mandailing Natal which is still holding the traditional custom firmly. The
traditional custom of Mandailing Society is come from the belief of ancestors that
is descended generation to generation and some of them believe and still practice
it in their life. One of the trusts of ancestors is Mystic.
Mystic is come from mystikos in Greek that means belonging to secret
rites. Stace (1960:111) says, “But the relation of the one to the world in Plotinus
is quite different from the relation of God to the world as conceived in the theistic
religions of the West. In Christianity, Judaism and Islam, God is said to “create”
the world but for Plotinus the world is an “emanation” or “manifestation” of the
one or rather it is a series of emanation”.
The quotation means that mystic is related to religion and creates of the
world but according to Plotinus that the cosmos arises out of the one by a series of
of religions such as, Islam, Judaism and Christianity that God is said to create the
world.
The uniqueness of mystic among Mandailing Society can be found in
Longat, sub district of Mandailing Natal Regency. The uniqueness of Mystic in
Longat has many kinds and the one of the old tradition that still live in Mandailing
Society.
1.2 The Objective of Study
In writing this paper, there are some purposes that are:
1. To give information about culture and tradition of Mandailing Society in
Longat especially the uniqueness of mystic as one of Indonesian culture.
2. To develop my knowledge about the uniqueness Mandailing Society in Longat
and shared to the reader.
3. The writer hopes this paper can be inspiration to conserve Indonesian culture
and always be love Indonesia.
1.3 The Scope of Study
There are many things that can be discussed in Mandailing Society in
Longatbut this paper focus about the uniqueness of mystic among of the Society
of Mandailing in Longat because nowadays mystic is still strong culture in
Indonesian and most of people believe it. So, the writer writes this paper to
conserve Indonesia culture. This paper is divided into five chapters. The first
chapter is introduction, the second is the village of Longat, the third is the
uniqueness of mystic, the four is findings and the last one is conclusion and
1.4 The Method of Study
In writing this paper, the writer used two kinds research; those are library
research and field research. Library research is done by reading some references
that related to the topic and field research is done by collecting data and
information that related to the topic by interviewing of Mandailing Society who
know about this topic.
1.5 The Significance of Study
This paper is written to provide the information about Indonesian culture
especially the uniqueness of mystic of Mandailing Society in Longat. Thewriter
wants to introduce Longat as an area that has a strong and interesting culture.
The writer choices Longat because Longat is her father's hometown so the
writer wants to know about it and how this tradition is still practiced it because it
is very valuable to her family history and Besides it is expected to enrich
Indonesian culture and useful to readers and also can preserve it in order it is not
2. THE VILLAGE OF LONGAT 2.1 The Geography of Longat
Mandailing Natal is the one of regencies in North Sumatera. After
expansion area, Mandailing Natal Regency has been separated of South Tapanuli
to be single regency with the capital city is Panyabungan and it is also known as
Madina. Geographically Madina is located between 0o10o-1o 50’ North Latitude
98o 10’ – 100o 10’ East Longitudinal, heights 0-2.145 above sea level, the area is
6.620,70 km2 and population is 390.389 person.
Picture 1. The Mapping of Mandailing Natal Regency
The land is confined with some areas of regency in North Sumatra:
1. Eastward: West Sumatra Province
2. Westward: The Indonesian Ocean
3. Northward: South Tapanuli Regency
Madina is divided administratively 17 sub districtsand ± 375 villages. One
of them is West Penyabungan, it has 10 villages with the area is about 8.721,83
Ha, heights about 400-800 meters above sea level, population is 9.451 person
(males are 4.423 person and females are 5.028 person) and density is 108
person/km2.
Picture 2. The Mapping of West Panyabungan District
1. Eastward: Panyabungan Sub district
2. Westward: Batang Natal Sub district
3. Northward: Panyabungan Sub district and Huta Bargot Sub district
4. Southward: Batang Natal Sub district and South Panyabungan Sub district
Longat is the capital city of West Panyabungan, it is about 16 km from
Penyabungan. Longat is a beautiful village; it has good view, fresh air and fertile
soil. The area is 3.743.06 Ha with ratio 42, 92 %.
Table 1.1 Population of Longat
Year Population
Region of Longat is the same with most regions/cities in Indonesia, it has
two seasons that are the rainy season and the dry season, the dry season between
June until September influenced by the Australia continental air masses and the
rainy season from December to March is influenced the Asia continental and
humidity is 80-85%. The land is flat to hilly surface; the structure of the soil is
fertile so it is suitable for agricultural areas and it is very wide.
2.2 Religion of the Mandailing Society in Longat
Mandailing Society in Longat is Islam. Islam comes to Longat about in 18
Century through a long time phase and precious history in its development. Those
are:
1. Before Islam Era
In the past, before Islam came to Mandailing Society, they believed the
belief of ancestor or animism. It was called si pele begu, it means a admirer of
ghost. Begu is tondi (soul) of people died. If someone had died, his tondi changed
are begu. This Mandailing Society concept is used to before Islam in Mandailing
Society.
According to the belief of si pele begu, begu lived in many places such as:
jungle, trees of big woods, caves, rivers, big rocks and some others. In addition
there were many variety of begu. In Turi-turian Ni Raja Gorga Di Langit Dohot
Raja Suasa Di Portibi books, there are called some begu such as: Boru Ni
Namora Nam Puna Tano (Honesty Princess, Soil Princess). Its name of begu Boru
Ni Ambolungan Bulu Begu Na Pahae Paulu di Batang Aek (PrincessAmbolungan
Bambu Begu is lazy to take a bath in the river), Tuan Jongjang Balentung na Mian
di Pangulu Balang (Mr. Jonjang Balentung occupies guard statue). Nevertheless
some of names begu in Turi-turian book in Mandailing Language and some of
and had to do what their want , such as make people be sick or recover diseases
and help them.
In the past before Islam came, each of kingdoms had three major
characters functional. Three of functions of them, those were king, datu and
sibaso. King is used to as the major leader of government in kingdom, datu is
used to as major source of knowledge and science (like pharmacology, and the
others) and Sibaso is used to communicate human world with mystical world. In
this relation, the past time in Mandailing held a ceremony that it was called
Pasusur Sibaso, It means the ceremony to make sibaso was lived by begu. The
ceremony religion was usually held in certain condition such as if in the kingdom
where it was found disease carrier that it was dangerous so that it was done by
datu in order to sibaso held the ceremony religious to ask to mystic world. The
activity is done with playing gondang music and prepared meal to begu that it was
called sesajen in javaness and parlalas in Mandailing. Parlaslas is completed
with nira as beverages. When the ceremony took places tondi entering to Datu’s
body and he would eat parlalas that was prepared and drunk nira then he would
give information about diseases. Besides in Mandailing Society was believed that
all begu has a powerful force that was called Na Gumorga Langit Na Tumonpa
Tano (who created the sky, earth and all things in the world).
2. After Islam come
Until now in 2011, there is nothing found writing about exactly time when
Islam entering to Mandailing at the first time. There are some opinions according
Most of people said that at the first time Islam developed in Mandailing
when Paderi War attacked to Mandailing by Minangkabau but it is denied by
Lance Castles in his book Political Life of a recident in Sumatran (1915-1940:14)
says, “Even before the cleric entered the Mandailing in 1821 , some of
theMandailing Leaders have embraced Muslim ”.
The quotation means that before Paderi War attacked, Islam has entered in
Mandailing and this opinion is strengthened by Basyral Hamidy Harahap in his
book Madina yang Madani (page 282-285) conclude that the Islamization
movement rapidly developed in it and there were two kings of Mandailing has
been embraced Islam before Paderi War, there are King Gunung berdiam in
Baringin Mountain and Mangaraja Gunung Kuria Huta Siantar, they led about
half century before it was attacked in Mandailing. Development of Islam in
Mandailing was brought through Ulama Sufi. Ulama are come from the other
places who also studying in everywhere like North Beach, West Beach and
Mekkah.
According to Dada Meuraxa in his book that is History of Islam Entry to
Bandar Barus. He said that Islam came to the first time to Barus that was brought
by Tuan Syekh Ismail that studied in Mekkah for 10 years. According to his book,
Tuan syekh did not know the way to Pasai so he stayed in Barus Beach because
Barus and Madina were not far away, he develops Islam to Madina and from
Madina until Longat about 18 century.
Mandailing Society is also known as good student; they are very diligent
are come from Mandailing whom not only popular in Mandailing and also the
others areas. Some of them, they are:
1. Tuan Syekh Abdul Malik
2. Syekh Sulaiman Al Kholidy
3. Syekh Abdul Hamid
4. Syekh Juned
5. Syekh Mustafa Husain
6. Tuan Syekh Mahmud
7. Tuan Syekh H.Hasan Lubis and etc
They are some people who have highly comprehension about Islam and they
have been important role in its development, culture and also education like
building of Schools in Longat so that doing rapidly advanced in it until now.
2.3 The Mandailing Society in Longat
Mandailing Society in Longat has a strong tradition so the tradition
controls the important role in communication, the arrangement of their life which
lived in Mandailing Society generally. The tradition purpose to bring close having
relation family as Dalihan Natolu (family unity) or sahata saoluan (seia sekata)
like a ancestors proverb “ulos na so ra buruk “(the tradition is continue to
generation to new generation) that means is not never worn out or extinct, always
be up to date and it as inheritance to Mandailing Society .
The majority of Mandailing Society in Longat is Mandailing Ethnic, they
are simple persons, some of them still be conservative, old-fashioned and
(talking with someone) so that it is not surprised almost of each of the alleys
found lopo (coffee shop) in Longat, some of the men stay in it to spend of time
talking with their friends and they are also creative because usually women and
girls like to plait the plaited mat for their wedding.
Majority of working population in Mandailing Society are female about
51, 75 % and males 48, 25%. Working population of main industry are agriculture
sector (83, 09%), trade (7, 02%) and others (5, 55%).
In Mandailing Society, it is found three elements, they are kahanggi,
anakboru and mora and identically marga (family names), Marga is used to
introduce identity or origin of their village so marga has important in Mandailing
Society. Some of Marga are found in MandailingSociety, They are:
Besides Marga, Mandailing Society has also four custom programs which
are held in a big celebration. They are:
1. Patandahon anak tubu (introducing a child).
2. Haroan boru and pabuat boru marbagas (Celebration The son’s and daughter
wedding).
3. Marbokkot bagas (Entering new house).
4. Pangupa (Celebration good luck or bad luck).
2.4 Languanges used in Longat
Language is the produce of Indonesian Cultural. In Longat, almost of all
people use Mandailing Language in their life. They are very happy and enjoy
when doing communication each other with its language so it is very important to
them.
A language is the strongest reflection and identity of Mandailing Society
that is conserved and is developed by its culture and life of them. Mandailing
language developed of proto malayo-polenesia and then it is classified in sub
malayo polinesia barat (western malayo Polynesia) according to Robert Blust .
The Function of Mandailing Language, that is:
• A symbol of proud and identity of the region and also origin people and
supporter of Mandailing Language.
• As medium of culture in Mandailing and Islam.
• As language and alphabet are used in the tradition of village and tradition of
institution.
• As language is development in Indonesian Vocabulary that each other
supports with each of the others.
• To express culture and creative of the elements origin people and also its
supporter.
• As of studying in schools examples: SD, SMP, and SMA. In living of daily
communication in Mandailing Society relatively and is used through
conversation.
Partuturan is used depend on blood ties and marriage and also relatively.
Partuturan from is worn in Mandailing that created by its ancestors as
conversation system that is used in interaction in daily activities by Mandailing
Society Partuturan comes from tutur that it means the greeting term which they
use when they call someone. Tutur is family keyword; the keyword determined
the position of every people in genetic relationship.
The uniqueness of Mandailing language includes 7 kinds that are:
• Tradition language / tata adat / language is used that Tradition ceremony
celebrated.
• To daily languages is used the kind of languages that it is called ata somal/ ata
na biado.
• To language elegy (lementasi) is used kind of language that it is called ata
andung , this kind is classified letter language.
• To language is used to recovery or the activities relatively mystic world that it
• To languages is used when in the jungle that it is called ata parkapur.
• To language is used when we fight or quarrel that is kind of impolite words
that it is called ata bura dohot jampulan.
• To language that it wears leaf of symbol to in the meanings, that it is called
3. THE UNIQUENESS OF MYSTIC 3.1 The Meaning of Mystic
Mysticism is come from the Greek (μυστικός,mystikos) is phenomenon of
having a unique experience of communion of god, an ultimate reality, divinity, or
insight into spiritual truth. Mystics are often related to part of larger religious
tradition, and form spiritual movements and also create of the world.
The term English word myth comes from the Latin mythus or Greek
mythos. In the dictionary myth is defined as a narrative in which typically involve
mere fictional, characters, actions and the events outside the natural (supernatural)
and includes some general ideas about the phenomena of nature or history.
Naturally (myth) is distinguished from allegory and legend (which implies a core
fact). Myth is often used vaguely in the narrative to refer to anything that has a
fictional element.
Mythology is the study of myth. The term mythology can refer to the study
either of myth or to a body of it for example; comparative mythology is the study
connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek Mythology is
the body of myth from Ancient Greece. In the study of folklore, the myth is a
sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their
present form.
Mystic is a supernatural thing that really believed it could not be explained
by ordinary human reason. It is a form of religion based on belief in one god who
is considered encompasses all things in nature and is his own religious system of
Tafsir (2004:112) says, “is knowledge that is not rational or cannot
understand the ratio, meaning that causality cannot be understood ratio
occurred”. It means like the belief about Ghost, devils and Satan which from
relation cause-effect is happened not easily understood it.
Titus, (1958: 238) says, “Myth or mythical words as a negative value
judgments about a belief or a history”. It means that although the word is wore as
description only in negative connotation, myth can refer to tale, literature forms
which explain spiritual things in daily technical term, to the way thinking about
the ultimate popularity.
Al-Baqarah in Al-qur'an verses explicitly mentions that the existence of
four supernatural creatures created by Allah the angels, devils and demons. As for
other creatures that are known to present-day society is the embodiment of jin
because jin can resemble anything, including a human.
• Many things can refer to mystic, some of them as following:
Tradition is called Mystic too because include the belief about the
empirical existence in understanding out the real meaning or the belief that
understanding of humans in the earth reach out logical intellectual.
Mysticism is a part of the religious dimension in which the mystical
dimension shows the religious experience which includes the concerns, the
awareness of the presence of the almighty, tawakal and piety included in this
dimension.
Mystic refers to belief and practices that go beyond the liturgical and
devotional forms of worship of mainstream faith, often by seeking out inner or
esoteric meanings of conventional religious doctrine, and by engaging in spiritual
practices such as breathing practices, prayer, contemplation and meditation, along
with chanting and other activities designed to heighten spiritual awareness.
3.2 The Kinds of Mystic 1) Mystical Objects
Mystical objects or heirlooms, or amulet, or magical objects is a familiar
word in daily life especially Mandailing Society. Many things mystical are found
in it where the object is contained an aura or energy that has magical powers and
objects are often used by humans as a talisman.
Mystical objects can be found in everywhere, according to the traditional
custom, all objects in nature is stored mystical which gives an aura in the objects
because it is inhabited by various spirits.
2.) Mystical Places
In addition mystical objects, there are also mystical places and these
places, we could encounter all around us. Mystic places are commonly called
haunted places also have an energy or aura, if we are in this place, we will be
chilling or fear. These places are often used in performing rituals or ceremonies or
These places, the mystical persons perform black magic rituals to summon
the spirits and fused into them. This spirit will give the information that they
needed so that they can help the society in their life.
3.) Mystical Person
Paranormal is someone who has a very high science and supernatural
exceeds that of human in general. Paranormal has a sixth sense as you may see
something that is beyond our vision like seeing a ghost, jinn and demons, past and
future. This power can be used by them to summon the spirits to helm them
getting the information so that they also can heal people with their strength and
help them to do their wishing.
Mystical person is not only paranormal or the tradition leaders but also
among the religious of each religion has mystical person who they can also help
the society.
4.) Myth (Magical story)
Myth is meant a story of lies, false stories, or anything else that magical
and mysterious nuances. Mythos can be a fairy tale; the origin and the legend that
is still believed by the people in their life and it is still supposed taboo.
In Mandailing Society, The myth contains the rules that they must obey it
so that their life is good and they can be spared from the calamities and
catastrophe but if they do not obey it so that they will be in bad situation and can
4. FINDINGS
From the information above, many mystical can be found in Madina
especially in Longat.
1.) Mystical objects
Mystical objects are found in Longat such as:
• A Big Stones
Many things are found it with different sizes. According to the traditional
custom, the stone can be inhabited by various spirits in it so that mystical in it.
In Longat, they have stories and historical with it, one of them, that is about
Ompung berjonggak. In the past, there was grandfather who was called Ompung
Berjonggak, he is very tall. According to the story, he always sat in the stones so
that Longat is many found the stones which can be reach a car and a house. Many
people supposed this story only a legend or tale but the story is proven by
finding of the footprint of Ompung Berjonggak about 30 cm and it is still found
some of stones surroundings in Longat which the stones can keep moving place
to place.
• A Large Trees
Many trees are found it; the trees have the form of various kinds such as
human beings, animals and more. Supposedly in the tree there are occupants in the
form of spirits. Many people who believe even before Islam came on Mandailing
In the past, the Mandailing Society often held the ritual in these trees with
take parlalas. And they will summon the spirits in the trees and they worship them
so that their life is better.
• Statues
In the past before Islam Era, many of Mandailing Societies worship of the
statues like worship to the trees. They will hold the ritual to the spirits too. In
Longat is found the statues which it is called Sangkalon. Sangkalon can be made
by wood or stone and it has variety of forms. It has some functions that are as law
symbols and keep the house or guard the house.
The statues are believed as a supernatural and a magic and this tradition is
still practiced by Buddhism Hinduism.
2.) Mystical Places
Mystical places are many found in Longat such as:
• Caves in Sampuran (waterfall)
Sampuran is a waterfall in the river. It is a beautiful waterfall which is
covered of all kinds of grass and also a cave in it but Sampuran has a mystery in it
in order to many persons are not brave to come in it because if they try to come in,
so that they cannot go out or they can be lost moreover if they are found, they
have died so the place would be haunted and mystical.
The legend of hot water of the well in Sirambas and historical, there lived
a son and his mother, a son who is called Sampuraga, they were very poor and
then he went out of his home town to working then he was success when he met
again to his mother, he did not recognized his mother because he was shame to his
wife, then his mother was very sad because her son did not recognize and he was
angry and cursed him with prayer to Allah SWT and pressed his milk and then
was happen storm and the blood appered so that he was drowned by the blood
and lost.
Because rebelliousness to his mother, he can be cursed and this place turns
into a bath place of hot water, and if we call na maila marina (malu beribu) then
hot water will spurt upward immediately and this place became to tourism object
and a cultural heritage for future generations.
• Cemetery
Cemetery is a place that is also feared by the people because it is where
people who have died so many people are afraid to pass through it but there are
several tombs of syekh or popular person among the people Mandailing into a
sacred tomb and many people came on a pilgrimage to get a blessing from him.
In the past time, the Mandailing Society often held the ritual in it with take
parlalas and they will summon the spirits in the cemetery and they worship them
so that their life is better.
3.) Mystical Person
• Tradition Leaders
In general, traditional leaders, or can be called dukun / paranormal still
running tradition in their life, so they tend to behave the mystical is still running
the ceremonial rites and its knowledge will be derived to their children and
grandchildren as an inheritance customs.
• Religious
The religious leaders can be mystical person because they contain very deep
mystical religion and practice it in their life so they are never concerned with the
worldly life, but their pursuit of life in the afterlife because wordly life is
temporary but the afterlife forever. Examples of scholars, religious teachers,
syekhs, and kyai.
The religious leaders also form an organization (tarekat) to have followers in
every tarekat. Popular tarekat of Mandailing Society in Longat is Naqsyabandiah
Tarekat.
• The Society
The number of people has a mystical in their lives. This mystic could
exist from innate, talent and learned by the people in the mystical. Congenital
excess of this may be a god or a derivative of his ancestors, and they study
mysticism to several purposes such as: keep the body, amulets, profession and
helping other people and etc.
Some of mystical story are found in Longat such as: sampuraga folktale,
the origin of Aek Sarir, sampuran, origin of the stones and some of the others
myth such as the girls do not sit down in front of the door, the children do not go
out when maghrib comes, the baby must wear saffron or bungle and etc. The
mystical story is believed by the mystic Mandailing Society in Longat and they
still believe and it is as the rules which must be obeyed to them.
To get some information, the writer makes some conversation to
Mandailing Society and one of them, like the conversation bellow:
Interviewer: What do you think about Mystic and do you believe it?
Respondent: Yes, I do, I think the mystique is horrible because it is a magical that
could be danger to the others, but can help well.
Interviewer: Why is it danger? Have you experienced about it? (Give me explain).
Respondent: it is dangerous because it is identical with guna-guna (the mystical
voodoo) or santet (bewitching person). Yes, I have, When I lost my wallet, I was
very sad because in it there are essential goods so that I was confusion and then I
was advised by my friend to a dukun, but I chose psychic healer or syekh of my
mother friend because I am not sure at dukun then I went to psychics to help find
my wallet with my mother.
Interviewer: what is the way psychic or syekh to find your wallet and how is the
Respondent: he used the religious method is through the medium of water and salt
in a bowl and then placed, in front of it he read verses of Al-Qur'an and he was
like seeing something in the water and give directions to me. I follow the
instructions to go to a place that told the sheikh or psychic, and then I found my
wallet.
From the information above, the writer conclude that many methods in
hold mystic ritual, there are religious method and black magic method. But they
are not all dangerous even to help people such as: find something, to health, to
business, to marriage and etc.
This is an alternative way for the society in helping their life although
sometimes they use it for bad something like guna-guna or santet because of
jealousy, envy and revenge when they see others people. Generally they use a
method of practicing black magic in doing it such as, in Mandailing Society that a
black magic method likes poisoned people. Rasa (poison) is made of the cat's
whiskers and contains added ingredient of bamboo powder and powders of other
trees and rasa will be given a spell by a dukun and to targeted, this poison is form
a powder so that it can fly easily get into food and drinks then someone who is
exposed of rasa (poison) usually he is difficult to recover and even die.
In religious method is often worn by the Mandailing Society in Longat.
They like to understand their religion with variety of methods that are: teaching
Islam, read of the Al-Qu’ran, entering to pesantren or madrasah and follow the
5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusion
Mandailing Society has strong belief of traditional custom. One of them is
mystic. Mystic means sacred things can be felt in soul and mind and magical
something that does not explained logically. Mystic has many important roles that
control their life because it is closely connected with many mystical things that are
with the customs, religion, environment, creation of the universe, and the others.
Mystic is something still supposed taboo but it is very interesting to know
more deeply so that this mystical be phenomenal because it is viewed generally
mystic has a negative sense in it because it has magical properties but if
understood in depth, this mystic has a positive impact.
In the past, Longat believed the spirits of the supernatural called the si pele
begu but now Longat embraces Islam as their way of life and gradually abandon
the old beliefs as contrary to Islamic teachings. Themajority of them understand
of teachings of Islam so that some of them tend to be fanatic although there are
still believe in old customs and many of mystical is found in it.
Longat is more closely associated with mystical religious because there
are many religious leaders who formed an organization or congregation so that the
5.2 Suggestion
Culture is a strong traditional custom which has existed from the time of
ancestor until the next generation to generation and up to the present. One of them
is Mandailing Cultures.
Each contains a mystical tradition has included those Mandailing culture
so that culture becomes something very interesting for all readers and especially
for the Mandailing in the future.
I hope this becomes one of cultural heritage for future generations so that
this culture will not be extinct by the times that are affected by the globalization of
various countries.
By giving an explanation of the uniqueness of the mystic among the
Society of Mandailing in Longat, the writer hopes to provide new knowledge,
insight and deep understanding so as to give a positive impact for the reader to
draw closer to God and strengthen faith.
Here the writer wants the readers do not assess the mystic with one eye but
can find out the meaning and messages contained therein. One message that the
authors believe something that is trustworthy and believes something with your
heart and mind; hopefully in the future we are always given a blessing and are a
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APPENDIX
MANDAILING NATAL SYMBOL
Placement ofcolor on theemblemRegionare asfollows: 1. Heart-shaped shield, green.
2. Yellow umbrella.
3. Bagas Godang (traditional house) in black and red. 4. Furnace brown rubber trees.
5. Green palm trees.
6. Gordang nine black-brown. 7. The waters are blue. 8. Paddy field and mountain. 9. Yellow gold fish.
UnderstandingColor:
a. The color green symbolizes the religious (Islamic). b. The color yellow symbolizes prosperity.
c. The color red symbolizes courage. d. The color black symbolizes the heroism. e. The color blue symbolizes loyalty. f. The color white symbolizes purity. g. Brown color symbolizes harmony.
UnderstandingSymboldarushield:
1. As a protective umbrella symbolized in August 1945.
2. Bagas Godang / Traditional house symbolizes that resolve problems through deliberation in accordance with the local culture.
3. Furnace rubber tree symbolizes the resilience community to cultivate the potential of the region.
4. Palm tree symbolizes the abundant natural wealth.
8. Fish symbolizes bisuk dohot Poda (ingenuity and advice) as a hallmark for Mandailing Natal regency society.
9. Seventeen cotton bud, eight symbols in a circle and forty-five grains of rice describing the date, monthandyear of independence in which all three
unity symbolizes a culture that reflects the greatness of the nation, patriotism and defend justice and truth.
10. Swallow symbolizes thrift and earthy.
THE PICTURE OF THE CUSTOM HOME
THE PICTURE 1. OF SAMPURAGA
THE PICTURE OF SANGKALON
THE PICTURE OF BAGAS GODANG
