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Mysticism In Kelly Barnhill’s Novel “The Girl Who Drank The Moon ”(Viewed From Anthropological Literaturapproach )
ABSTRACT
Sri Wahyuni Amri, 2019. Mysticism in Kelly Barnhill’s Novel “The Girl Who Drank the Moon” (viewed from anthropological approach) (supervised by Drs. Fachmi Alhadar M. Hum and Faradila Masuara S.S., M.Ed. Tesol Int’l).
This study aims to find out what mystical thinking is presented by the author in the novel and the influence of mystical thinking on the protectorate community in the novel "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" which is written by Kelly Barnhill using the anthropological approach to literature.
Qualitative and descriptive methods are chosen by researchers to collect data that can later describe the facts in the research objectives. The data collection techniques used are library research, and understanding of reading and searching via the internet. The data analysis techniques used are identification, classification, interpretation and also explanation.
From the results of this study, it can be concluded that there are several forms of mystical thinking depicted in novels, including myths such as lying stories told by Sister Ignatia and supernatural power such as the power of Sister Ignatia who can absorb the sadness that exists in someone, and then the influence of thought mystical to the protectorate community which is a belief which is in the protectorate community that believes in and makes sacrifice days as rituals and ceremonies every year as well as experiences in which one of the people has ventured into the twitch and never returned. But from the experience and trust of the community is not as loyalty, because one character who dare to kill the witch. with his courage to make a truth revealed that the real witch is he who lived with them all this time.
Keyword: Mysticism, Myths, Anthropological
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