Open AccessTHE SCOPE OF THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE IN MALAY MATRAS FROM THE ASPECTS OF SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS
Author(s) -
Norazimah Zakaria,
Mazarul Hasan Mohamad Hanapi,
Mohd Amir Mohd Zahari,
Rohayati Junaidi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of creative industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-0913
DOI - 10.35631/ijcrei.36004
Subject(s) - malay , mantra , beauty , value (mathematics) , symbol (formal) , relation (database) , semiotics , sociology , epistemology , aesthetics , social science , literature , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , art , computer science , statistics , database
Mantra is a stanzaic text that explains the world-view and cosmos of humans in relation to unearthly beings. In the age where the utmost importance is put on science and technology, society has not given much attention to the existence of mantras and the values in them. The merits and functions of mantras are frequently debated nowadays. If we glance at the history of the creation of mantras and their roles in the life of the Malay society, mantras are undoubtedly countless in number. They became instruments for medicine, self-defense, beauty, and other areas as well. The objective of this paper is to identify and elaborate the symbols and meanings of the elements of nature used in mantras. This research uses Peirce Theory of Semiotics for the descriptive analysis of the document. In mantras, the practitioner frequently uses elements of the symbols of nature as representations, such as mountains and oceans, depending on the form of mantra used. If mantras are used to beautify oneself or as a love charm, usually beautiful and pleasant elements will be chanted, for example, the moon, sun, stars, and others. Hence, through the use of mantras, the elements of the symbol found in them contain the value of the Malay mind that is seen to give an identity or an actual description of the life of the Malay society in the past. Mantras are seen as very important in society’s social system in the past.