POLA DAN MAKNA SIMBOLIK PENGOBATAN TRADISIONAL BEPOPOT SUKU SASAK DI DESA LENDANG NANGKA UTARA KECAMATAN MASBAGIK KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR

Abstract

This research aims to determine the pattern and symbolic meaning of traditional bepopot medicine in Lendang Nangka Utara Village, Masbagik District, East Lombok Regency. The approach used is a qualitative approach with phenomenological methods. The types of data and data sources in this research are primary data and secondary data with data sources in the form of subjects and Informants. Data collection techniques in this research are observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique in this research is the Miles and Huberman model qualitative analysis technique with procedures namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of this research found that; (1) the traditional bepopot treatment pattern which consists of 3 patterns (a) the pattern before the traditional bepopot treatment includes the etiological pattern of diagnosis, labeling and treatment of disease with the bepopot process using mantras or doar (mind agency), (b) the pattern during the ritual which consists of preparing ingredients or herbal agency (plants), agency materials (1 glass of water), applying smearing and bepopot (therapeutic ritual), intention/prayer (mind agency), (c) the pattern after the ritual is carried out by replying two or three times (therapeutic ritual),  avoiding foods favored by bakek (disease treatment), handing over agency materials (andang-andang), and throwing away a little rice so that the disease disappears, intention ( mind agency); (2) symbolic meaning consists of two meanings (a) material meaning includes material or material agency, (b) immaterial the form of a mantra or prayer that is read by the purchaser (mind agency).