Mimpi sebagai Medium Komunikasi Spiritual dalam Masyarakat Iban.

Iban communities have the traditional beliefs that serve as their guide in daily life. Every occurrence in their environment is believed as a bird / ‘burung’ or a sign that needs to be interpreted to know its connotation. Among the beliefs that the Iban community is constantly concerned, emphasis is shown to the interpretation of signs that appear in dreams. In this study, the Semiotic Theory of Charles Sander Peirce was used as the basis for studying the signs manifesting in a dream. Using this theory, the existing signs will be interpreted as specific omens based on the beliefs of the Iban community. This study focuses on the classification of dreams based on the signs that exist. This research also aims to make sense of the dreams and its function in Iban society. The findings showed that the Ibanese community have their own interpretation of the signs that commonly appear in dreams. These interpretations are important elements in determining the classification of a dream. In this study, dreams in the Iban people are categorised into happy dreams (mimpi gaga), nightmares (mimpi changka), dreams of longevity (mimpi gayu), dreams of anger (mimpi ringat), dreams of brevity (mimpi pandak umur), dreams of helping deities (mimpi ditulung antu) and also the dream of mourning (mimpi ngulit). These classifications are very important because these interpretations are believed to be true by the Ibanese community as a medium of spiritual communication whereby the beliefs are a must to follow in order to ensure the well-being of their community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]