Mantra: Between Habits and Belief of Minangkabau People

This article thoroughly reviews the phenomena of spells in the context of social, Minangkabau culture. The main problem with this mantra phenomenon is how spells can survive in the Minangkabau Muslim community and also how the Minangkabau social and cultural support forms to maintain a habit and belief that deviates from the teachings of their religion, Islam. The habits and needs and demands of Minangkabau customs are factors that have caused spells to survive and are still needed by the Minangkabau people. If it is associated with the process of inheritance, then these factors can indirectly be one model of inheritance of Minangkabau oral traditions to the supporting community.