Contemporary Research Analysis Journal

The fusion of magical events in modern society is generally influenced by the historical and spiritual aspects of human psychology. The relationship between the fusion of magical contexts with the two paradigms is still not fully understood by people who rely on scientific thinking and reasoning. The ultimate goal of this study is to elaborate on the historical, spiritual, psychological aspects of humans, and magical realism in the Novel of Egyptian Magic in the Land of Java. The problem that arises in this novel is how the historical, spiritual aspects of human psychology can be the dominant factor to influence the construction of the elements of magical realism contained in the Egyptian Magic Novel in Java. This research approach was carried out using the qualitative approach of Hermeneutics and Semiotics. The data of this study is a unit of sentence or paragraph in a novel. The data collection technique is carried out by reading and recording techniques. The data analysis technique is carried out with a content analysis technique that includes three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, verification and conclusion. The results of the study show that there are several aspects of magical realism indicated on the cover of the book and the entire storyline contained in the novel, the historical aspects found include the history of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, the spiritual aspects of human psychology include human psychological spirituality towards life, towards death, and towards reality, while the implications of this research become a critical discourse and can provide a complex understanding of The extent to which elements of magical realism can be seen in the historical and spiritual aspects of human psychology, in relation to that, this research can involve views from other literary fields such as literary sociology, literary psychology, and literary anthropology.

Spiritual, History, Magical Realism, Literary Semiotics, Hermeneutics

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