INDEX
Reading edition
Abduction of the soul, 49, 50, 568–573, 574–579; of women, 394–396
Adolescence, ceremonies at, 352–361; hair-cutting at, 353–355; tooth-filing at, 355–359; ear-boring at, 559; circumcision at, 360, 361
Air, charms connected with the, 107–109
Anchak (sacrificial tray), 76, 225, 260, 270, 310–313, 414–423, 432, 433
Angels, 98, 99
Animals, see Beasts, Birds, Fish, Reptiles
Animism, 47–54, 579, 580; see Soul
Astrological calculations, 544–555
Badi (mischiefs, evil influences), origin and number of, 94, 428, 429; casting out, 155, 156, 177, 178, 427–436
Bajang (vampire), 320–325
Bamboo, supernatural development of children, etc., in, 16–18; superstition regarding use of, 116; used in fire-production, 317, 318; used in circumcision, 360
Bananas, time for planting, 217
Batara Guru, 85–92
Bathing, ceremonial, 81, 277, 278, 334, 335, 338 (note), 385, 387, 399–401, 424, 431, 465
Bear, legends about the, 183–187; his enmity towards the tiger, 183, 184
Beasts, ideas about, 52, 53, 141–193; souls of, 52, 53; legendary, human origin of, 53, 151–153, 158, 159; sacred and tutelary, 68, 70, 153, 163–166, 283; superstitious dread of the larger, 149, 150; evil influences in dead, 155, 156, 177, 178
Beating, expulsion of evil influences by, 22, 155, 177
Bee-trees, 202–204
Bees, an unlucky omen, 535
Betrothal ceremonies, 364–368
Bezoar stones, magic properties and use of, 274–277, 425, 426, 441
Bidan (midwife), ceremonies connected with engagement of, 332, 333
Birds, ideas about, 109–141; supernatural or mythical, 110, 111; nocturnal, 111, 112; of ill omen, 111, 112, 123, 124; legendary, human origin of, 121–123, 126, 129–131; lucky, 124, 125; nests, 127, 128; decoy, 132–141
Birth ceremonies, 332–352; taboos, 343–346, 348–351
Birth-spirits or vampires, 320–331, 334
Bisnu (Vishnu), 85, 86 (note), 87, 545, 546
Black divinity, 92
Black King of the Genii, 93–96
Blinding by magic, 155, 310
Blood, supposed colour of royal, 18 (note), 37; offered to spirits, 143, 144, 232, 233, 416
Bloodsucking demons, see Birth-spirits
Bloodsucking snail, 306
Blue, rare use of, 51 (note)
Boar, ideas about the wild, 188, 189
Boats, used to carry away evil spirits, 235, 413, 414, 433–436
Body, theories about the constitution of the human, 22, 23; sanctity of the, 23–46
Bomor, see Magicians, Medicine
Bores, cause of, 10, 11
Bracelet used as a protection against spirits, 321
Brahma, 85, 86 (note), 545, 546
Brides, 353–355, 368–396
Buffalo, mythical, supporting the world, 5, 6; used for sacrifices, 189; preferred to the ox or cow, ib.; white, origin of, 190; fights, 469–474
Building ceremonies, 141–147
Bullets, charmed, 524, 525
Burial, 403–407
Calendar, division of the, 545–555
Camphor, mode of obtaining, 212–214; spirit, propitiation of the, ib.
Card games, 487–493
Caterpillar, transformation of, into the squirrel, 190
Cats, ideas and legends about, 108, 190–192; powers of transformation of, 191; evil principle in, 191, 398; not allowed on mines, 254; turned out of doors when a death occurs, 398
Caucasus, mountains of, 1, 2
Caves, haunted, 14
Celts (stone weapons), ideas about, 276, 277
Chandrawasih, mythical bird, 110, 111
Charms, to the soul, 47–49; to acquire magic, 61; to incense, 75, 76; used with rice-paste, 81; to the Black Genie, 94; to the Sea-spirit, 98; to the Hantu Songkei, 105; to the wind, 107, 108; to stop rain, 109; against the Spectre Huntsman, 117–120; fowling, 132, 135–141; in selecting a site, 142; in building, 145; elephant, 150, 153, 156; tiger, 167, 168; deer, 171, 174–179; mouse-deer, 180, 181; connected with dogs, 181–183; bee-trees, 204; eagle-wood, 210; gutta-percha, 215; cocoa-nut, 216, 217; sowing, 229; reaping, 238–240, 243, 245, 247, 250; mining, 265–273; boat, 279, 280; crocodile, 284, 285, 296–301; fishing, 315–317; fire, 318; Langsuir, 326, 327; Pontianak, 327; protecting, 361; beautifying, 363; medical, 410–414, 423–427, 430–436, 439, 449, 450, 452–456; theatrical, 505–509; used in war, 522, 523; used in soul-abduction and the black art, 569–578
Chastity, observance of, 59, 269, 315, 524
Chess, game of, 485, 486
Children, supernatural development of, etc., in bamboos, 16–18; in foam, 18, 19; ideas and customs connected with, 127, 128, 274, 320–352
Children’s games, 494–503
Chintamani, the lucky snake, 111 (note), 303, 506
Circumcision, 360, 361
Clairvoyance, 538, 539
Cobra, ideas about the, 303
Cocoa-nut palm, charms connected with the, 216, 217; rules for planting the, 218
Cocoa-nut pearls, 195–197
Cock-fighting, 475–483; rules of, 481
Cocks, fighting, different kinds of, 479, 480
Coffins, kinds of, 399
Colour, mystic importance of, 30, 33, 34, 51, 60, 155, 156, 237, 256, 416, 420, 421, 431, 433, 481, 482, 545–548, 557, 568, 569
Compass, aspect-, divination by, 558–561
Corpses, superstitions about, 398, 406
Cows, objection to the flesh of, 189
Crab, mythical, the cause of tides, 7, 92
Creation of the world, 1–5; of man, 16–22
Crocodile, sacred, 68, 283; spirit, 89, 286, 435; legends of origin of the, 282–286; other ideas about the, 286–302; varieties of, 288; man-eating, 289–291; escapes from the, 291; number of stomachs of the, 292; catching the, 293–302; charms connected with the, 296–301
Cucumbers, times for planting, 217, 218
Cycles of years, 554
Dances, 457–468; ceremonial character of, 464; the Joget, 458–463; the Gambor, 464, 465; the Monkey dance, 465; the Dabus, 466; the Palm-blossom, 466–468; the Fish-trap, 468
Dancing girls, costumes of, 460, 461, 464
Days, lucky and unlucky, 545–550
Dead, graves of the sainted, 62, 64–70, 163, 405; malignant spirits of the, 103, 325, 327–329; disposal of the, 397–408
Deer, theory about the origin of the, 170, 171; hunting, 171–179; charms connected with, 171, 174–179
Deities, 85–93, 545, 546
Demons, 93–106; see also Birth-spirits, Genii, Ghosts, Spectre Huntsman, Spirits
Dew, origin of, 4
Dewa (deities), 88 (note)
Divination, used by the tiger, 159, 160; to ascertain a child’s horoscope, 333; for medical purposes, 409–414; various forms of, 535–561; thieves discovered by, 537–542; with magic squares, 555–558; with aspect-compasses, 558–561
Diving, ordeal by, 542–544
Divining rod, 542
Dogs, hunting, 181, 182; lucky, 182; unlucky, 183; wild, 183
Dragon, mythical, surrounding the world, 6; dragons, the cause of floods and eclipses, 10–12; associated with mountains, 13, 14; the cause of landslips, 14; as aspect-compasses, 146, 561
Dreams, omens from, 142, 144, 305, 562, 563; legend illustrating the importance attached to, 563–566
Dress, description of an old-time raja’s, 29–32; taboos connected with, 33, 34; of dancing girls, 460, 461, 464; of actors, 517–521
Dugong, ideas about the, 307, 308
Durian, ideas and ceremonies connected with the, 197–199
Eagle-wood, ideas about, 206–212
Ear-boring ceremony, 45, 46, 359
Earth, creation of the, 1–5; navel of the, 3; theories of the shape and position of the, 5, 6; legend about the heart of the, 19–21
Earthquakes, cause of, 5
Earth-spirit, propitiating the, 230–233, 506, 507
Eclipses, cause of, 11–13; precautions taken by pregnant women during, 350–352
Eel, origin of the, 308
Elephant, tusks, the royal right to, 35; superstitious dread of the, 149–151; towns, 151–153; princess, 152, 153; ghost or sacred, 153; other ideas about the, 153, 154; hunting the, 155, 156
Evil eye, 534
Evil influences, see Badi, Spirits
Fairies, good, 105, 106
Fasting, places for, 71; rules of, 81, 82
Feasts, 42, 74
Fighting cocks, different kinds of, 479, 480
Fights, buffalo, 468–474; cock, 475–483
Figures, mystic, used in divination, 555–561
Finger, reason of length of middle, 20; staining with henna, 375–377, 388, 389, 392
Fire, production of, 317, 318; charms, 318; lustration by, 319, 342, 343
Firmament, ideas about the, 5
First-fruits, ceremonial treatment of, 225, 226, 235–249
Fish, ideas about the origin of, 187, 306–309; powers of transformation of, 191, 192, 310; ceremonies connected with catching, 310–317; taboos connected with, 314, 315; charms, 315–317
Fishermen, superstitious ideas of, 192
Five times, system of the, 545–547
Five moments, system of the, 547, 548
Floods, cause of, 10
Flute, magic, 25, 27
Foam, child found in, 18, 19
Food offered to spirits, 76, 231–233, 268, 280, 311–314, 415–424, 432–434
Football, 483
Fowling, ceremonies connected with, 132–141
Funerals, 34, 397–408
Gabriel, the archangel, 3, 19–21, 98, 425
Games, 483–503; card, 487–493; children’s, 494–503
Garuda or Gerda, mythical bird, 110
Genii, number and origin of the, 93–97; black king of the, 93–95; white genie, 95, 96; Solomon, king of the, 99
Gharu, see Eagle-wood
Ghosts, various kinds of, 101–105; ghost tigers, 63, 163–166; ghost elephants, 153; see also Demons, Spectre Huntsman, Spirits
Giants, 105
Goats, sacrificial killing of, 43, 74, 143, 232, 262, 312
God, the name of, objectionable to spirits, 271
Gods, 83–93, 545, 546
Gold, recipe for turning brass into, 188; spirit of, 251, 271; ore, 271, 272
Grass, origin of, 4
Grave-stones, ideas about, 66, 405
Ground pigeon, legends about the, 126, 127, 190
Gutta-percha, charms connected with, 215
Hair, ideas and ceremonies connected with, 44, 45, 244, 341, 342, 344, 345, 353–355, 524, 570
Harvest, rice, 225–228, 235–249; taboos connected with, 225–228, 244, 248
Hatred, charm to cause, 573, 574
Head, sanctity of the, 43–45; compressing the, 337; shaving the, 341, 342
Heart of the earth, 19–21
Heavens, creation of the, 3–5
Heron, ideas about the, 124, 125
High places or holy places, 61–71, 81
Hinduism, influence of, 2–4, 84–91, 189, 545, 546
Hornbills, legends about various kinds of, 125, 129, 130
House, selection of a site for a, 141–143; rules for building a, 143–147
Human origin of animals, plants, etc., 53–55, 121, 122, 126, 127, 129, 130, 151, 152, 158, 159, 170, 171, 185–187, 285, 286, 308, 318
Hunting, elephant, 155, 156; tiger, 166–168; deer, 172–179; mouse-deer, 179–181; dogs, 181, 182
Huntsman, spectre, 91; legend of the, 112–120; charms against the, 117–120; the wild jungle dogs, the pack of the, 183 (note)
Illness, attributed to the agency of spirits, 64, 65, 91, 92, 116, 117, 120, 322–325, 330, 410–456, 505–509, 573
Images for harming people, 45, 413, 430, 569–574; for recalling lost souls, 49, 452, 453; intended to attract spirits, 72, 417, 432, 433, 438, 464
Incense, ceremonial burning of, 60, 61, 65, 67, 75, 76, 78, 142, 144, 149, 172, 207, 208, 219, 221, 225, 232, 239, 240, 242, 244, 268, 270, 312, 376, 410–413, 417–420, 440, 465, 467, 504, 511, 537, 570, 572, 575–577; invocations to, 75, 76, 410
Invocations, see Charms
Iron, magic use of, 225, 232, 236, 237, 273, 274, 338, 398, 429, 454–456
Jambu Agai or Rakai, see Sambu
Jĕmbalang, 97, 98
Jintayu, mythical bird, 110
Justice, Malay, 187, 188
Kaʿbah, pillar of the, 3
Kaf (or Kof), mountains of, 1, 2
Kala, 85, 86 (note), 89–91, 545, 546
King, see Raja
Kingfisher, fable about the, 131
Kinta, mining district of, 251–253
Kite-flying, 484, 485
Korinchi were-tigers, 161–163
Kramat (holy) places, 61–71; mixed character of, 62–64, 69–70; guarded by sacred animals, 63, 68, 70, 71, 153, 163–165; oaths taken at, 64; see Sacred animals
K’ris, the national weapon, 26, 33; rules for damasking and measuring the, 526–530; drawing water from a, 531
K’ris-hilts, shape of, 4 (note)
Lanchang (spirit boat), 235, 413, 414, 433–436
Landslips, cause of, 14
Langsuir (vampire), 320, 325–327
Language, special, appropriated to royalty, 35; other language taboos and figurative language, 139, 140, 192, 193, 206, 208, 212, 254, 255, 269, 271, 315, 523, 524
Leaves, magic use of, 78–80, 155, 172, 208, 221, 232, 236, 312, 313, 334, 355, 376, 411, 412, 414, 419, 429, 431, 437, 445
Legends, of the creation of the world, 1–5; of the buffalo supporting the world, 5, 6; of the tree Pauh Janggi and the petrified pilgrim, 7–10; of the man in the moon, 13; of Bujang Malaka and Gunong Pondok, 13, 14; of the Raja of the bamboo, 16–18; of the child in the foam, 18, 19; of the creation of man, 19–22; of Mĕgat Sajobang, 54, 55; of Nakhoda Hussin, 63; of ’Toh Bidan Susu Lanjut, 66; of Raja ʿAbdullah, 68, 69; of ’Toh Kamarong, 70, 71; of the Princess of Mount Ophir, 71, 82 (note), 158 (note), 163–166, 363; of the Spectre Huntsman, 91, 112–120; of the origin of the genii, 93–96; of the archangels, 98; of the prophets, 99; of fairies, 106; of birds, 110–112, 121–132; of the founding of Perak, 147–149; of beasts, 151–155, 158–166, 171, 184–187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 254, 318, 319; of the stick-insect, 201; of trees, 205; of the Perak river, 281, 282; of reptiles, 282–286; of fish, 306–309; of vampires, 320–331; of the origin of Badi, 427–429; of Magat Terawis, 524, 525; of ’Che Puteh Jambai, 563–566
Licking, casting out evil influences by, 443
Lime-tree, the object of a special cult, 205, 206
Limes, not allowed on mines, 254, 255, 264; used for ceremonial washing, 278, 400, 431; used in soul-abduction, 575
Love-charms, 362 (note), 566, 568, 577
Lucky snakes, 111 (note), 303, 506; birds, 124, 125; dogs, 182; weapons, 524–531; days and times, 545–561
Lustration, by water, 77–81, 277–279, 347, 348, 387; by fire, 77, 342–344; see also Bathing, Rice-paste
Magic, sympathetic, 82, 108 (note), 161 (note), 213, 217, 241, 248, 310, 323, 355, 570–573; squares, 555–558
Magicians or Pawangs, significance of, 56; prerogatives of, 57; possessing familiar spirits, 59; mode of acquiring the powers of, 60, 61; exorcising spirits, 64; controlling the weather, 107–109; fowling, 133; hunting, 172–179; eagle-wood, 207; camphor, 214; planting, 219, 232; reaping, 225, 235–249; mining, 253–271; power over inanimate objects, 262, 263, 531; crocodile, 293–302; fishing, 308, 310–316; medical(Bomors), 409–455; theatrical, 504–512; power over the soul, 568–578
Mahameru, Mount, 2
Maize, rules for planting, 217
Malacca cane, ideas about the, 199–201
Mambang (inferior deities), 85, 88 (note), 91–93
Man, in the moon, 13; creation of, 16–22; sanctity of the body of, 23–46; the soul of, 47–49; plurality of souls in, 50, 411, 454, 578
Marking the body, a protection against evil influences, 336
Marriage, customs and ceremonies at, 368–396; decorations, 369–373; accessories, 373, 374; finger-staining at, 375–377; costumes, 378, 379; ceremonial rice used at, 379, 380, 383; lustrations at, 380, 385–388; mimic conflict at, 381, 382; sitting in state at, 383, 384; royal character of the married pair, 388; accounts of two weddings, 388–394; forcible abduction with a view to, 394–396
Maswara (Maheswara), 86 (note), 545, 546
Ma’yong, invocations and ceremonies used when opening site for a, 504–512; tunes, 513; instruments and costumes, 518
Medicine, 346, 347, 408–457; magic character of the diagnosis in, 409–414; propitiatory ceremonies used in, 414–424; neutralising poisons by, 424–427; expelling evil influences by, 427–452; taboos in, 437, 577; recalling the soul by, 452–456, 577; an orthodox view of, 456, 457
Medicine-men, see Magicians
Metamorphoses, 53–55, 121–123, 126, 129–131, 152, 160–163, 170, 185–187, 190–192, 201, 205, 262, 283–286, 302, 206–309
Midwife, engaging a, 332, 333
Minerals, souls of, 52; ideas and ceremonies connected with, 250–277
Mining, tin, 250–271; magicians, 253–257, 261–263; taboos, 254–259, 263–265, 269, 271, 272; charms, 265–271, 273; gold, 271, 272; silver, 272, 273
Mischiefs, see Badi
Moments, the five, 547, 548
Monkeys, legends about, 184–188
Monopolies, royal, 33–35; see also Raja, Regalia, Taboos
Months, methods of reckoning, 553, 554
Moon, ideas about eclipses of the, 11–13; precautions taken during eclipses of the, ib., 350–352; spots on the, 13; man in the, ib.
Mountains, in legend, 1, 2; associated with dragons, 13, 14
Mouse-deer, the, in fable, 179; snaring the, 179–181; legend about the, 318, 319
Musical instruments, supernatural power of royal, 25, 27, 40–42; used to accompany invocations to spirits, 445; used to accompany dances, 461; used at theatrical exhibitions, 505, 509, 511, 512, 516–521
Naga, the Indian, 4
Nails, worn long, 45, 46; artificial, ib.; staining with henna, 375–377
Names, importance of, 341
Nature, 1–7, 10–15; influence of kings, chiefs, or magicians over, 36, 60, 106–109, 262, 263
Navel, of the earth, 3; of the sea, 7–9
Night-jar, origin of the Malay name of the, 121, 122
Noise, objection of spirits to, 231, 257, 258
Nursery rhymes, 494–502
Oaths, 64, 273, 525 (note)
Omens, from natural events, 15, 129, 144, 264, 411, 534, 535; from incense, 76, 410, 411; from the rice-paste ceremony, 78; from birds, 111, 112, 123, 535; from dreams, 142, 144, 305, 562–566; from the direction of things falling, 180, 296, 297, 330, 357, 409; from sounds, 210, 299; from actions, 264, 349, 351, 533, 534; from scattered rice, 411–414; from animals, 254, 534, 535, 561; from the lines of the hand, 561, 562
Orchids, 205 (note)
Ordeals, 542–544
Origin, magic power involved in the knowledge of a thing’s, 156
Owls, omens of ill-luck, 123, 124
Palmistry, 561, 562
Pantang, see Taboos
Pauh Janggi (mythical tree), 6–9
Pearls, cocoa-nut, 195–197; breeding, 275 (note)
Pĕlĕsit (familiar spirit), 330, 331
Penance or religious retreat, 71, 81
Pĕnanggalan (vampire), 327, 328, 334
Performances, theatrical, 503–521
Petrified pilgrim, legend of the, 8–10
Pheasant, Argus, legend about the, 130, 131
Physician, court, his exemption from taboos, 39
Pig, wild, ideas about the, 188, 189
Pigeon, ground, legends about the, 126, 127, 190; method of snaring wild, 132–141; charms used in decoying, 135–142
Pillar of the Kaʿbah, the navel of the earth, 3
Plays, theatrical, 503–521
Poisons, charms against, 424–427, 449, 450
Polong (familiar spirit), 329
Pontianak (demon), 327
Porpoise, origin of the, 308, 309
Potatoes, sweet, time for planting, 217
Prayer, 71, 72
Pregnancy, precautions taken during, 344–346, 348–352
Prerogatives, royal, 23, 24, 27, 33–36, 38–42, 215 (note), 277
Price, customary, sanctioned by taboo, 58, 59
Princes and princesses, development of, in bamboo, 16–18
Princess, legendary, of Mt. Ophir and Jugra Hill, 71, 82 (note), 158 (note), 163–166, 363; elephant, 151–153; Telan, 185–187.
Prohibitions, see Taboos
Prophets, 98, 99
Pusat tasek, see Navel of the sea
Python, ideas about the, 302, 303
Rain, origin of, 4; charm to produce, 108; charm against excessive, 109; announced by the note of a mythical bird, 110
Rainbow, origin of the, 4; ideas about the, 14, 15
Raja, sanctity of the person of the, 23, 24; miraculous powers of the, 28 (note), 29; legendary description of the dress of a, 29–32; prerogatives of the, 33–36, 37–42; title after death of the, 35, 36; personal influence over nature of the, 36, 37
Rats, ideas about, 192
Regalia, sanctity and supernatural powers of the, 23–29, 39–42
Religion, 56, 61, 83, 84, 193, 234, 457
Reptiles, ideas about, 282–306
Rhinoceros, 150
Rice, instruments to be used in reaping, 58, 226, 227; fixed customary price of, 58; ceremonial and sacrificial use of, 74, 76, 77, 231–233, 240, 270, 280, 293, 311, 334, 376, 385–387, 411–417, 419–421, 423, 424, 441, 447, 453–455, 465–467, 511, 512, 517, 537; sowing, 221–223, 228, 229; planting, 223–225, 230–233; reaping, 225–228, 235–249; soul of the, ib.; ceremonial respect shown to cooked, 319
Rice-paste, ceremonial use of, 77, 78, 81, 133, 134, 136, 221, 232, 233, 236, 239, 293, 312–314, 354, 356, 376, 386; composition of the leaf-brush used in this rite, 78–80, 221 (note), 236, 312 (note), 355
Riddles, 484
Rings, magic use of, 337, 353
Rites, nature of, performed at sacred places, 74–77
Rivers, spirits of, 103, 279–280; importance of, 281; legends about, 281, 282
Roads, ceremonies connected with the making of, 149
Roc, 9; see also Garuda
Royalty, see Raja
Rubbing, casting out evil influences by, 431, 441, 449, 455
Sacred animals, 63, 68, 70, 71, 153, 163–166, 283
Sacrifices, propitiatory, 43; to spirits, etc., 65, 67, 72–77, 143, 144, 149, 203, 207, 210, 230–233, 235, 268–270, 280, 286, 293, 310–314, 414–424, 432–434, 511, 512, 535–537; traditions of human, 144 (note), 211
Sakatimuna, mythical serpent, 3, 4, 25, 28 (note), 95
Sambu (or Jambu Rakai or Agai), the crocodile-spirit, 89, 286 (note), 298, 435
Scapegoats, ceremonial use of, 72, 432, 433
Sea, navel of the, 7; spirits and gods of the, 90–92, 279, 280, 434; priest of the, 100
Sea-eagle, ideas about the, 128, 129
Sĕmangat, see Soul
Seven, importance of the number, 50, 241, 431, 508, 509, 548, 569, 570
Seven times, the system of the, 548, 549
Shadow, importance of the, 143, 244, 245, 248, 306, 332, 575
Shadow-plays, 514–516
Sheikhs, the four legendary, 100
Ships, ideas about, 279, 280, 315
Shiva, 85–91, 546
Silver, ideas about, 272, 273; invocation addressed to the spirit of, ib.
Sites, selection of, for houses, 141–143; for towns, 147–149
Snails, bloodsucking, 306
Snakes, mythical, 3, 4, 6, 14, 25, 28 (note), 95, 111 (note), 303, 506; ideas about, 302–305, 426
Soil, kinds of, 141
Sorcerers, detection of, 323
Sorcery, methods of, 568–579
Soul, conception of the, 47–53, 579, 580; recalling a wandering, 48, 49, 452–456, 577; abduction of the, 49, 568–579; plurality of souls in man, 50, 411, 454, 578; cloth used to attract the, 51, 452, 453, 575, 576; in animals, vegetables and minerals, 52, 53, 138, 194, 200, 211, 213, 215–217, 225–227, 237, 250, 251, 271; rice used to attract the human, 76, 77, 411
Spectre Huntsman, divinity of the, 91; bird companions of the, 112; legend of the, 113–120; charms against the, 117–120
Spirits, of various kinds, 40, 59, 93–106, 113–120, 445–448, 505–509; familiar, 59, 320, 322–325, 329–331; in holy places, 62, 63; in trees, 64, 65, 200, 202, 205, 211, 213, 215; evil, 64, 91, 92, 94–96, 101–106, 112–120, 143, 144, 245, 247, 320–331, 334, 410–451, 505–509, 573; medical treatment for illness caused by, 64, 65, 410, 414–451; food offered to, 76, 231–233, 268, 280, 311–314, 415–424, 432–434, 447; in beasts, 150; objecting to noise, 231, 257, 258; in minerals, 251, 253–258, 266–273; objecting to the name of God, 271; afraid of weapons, 456 (note)
Spoons, magic use of, 108, 350–352
Squares, magic, 555–558
Squirrel, origin of the, 190
S’ri, 86 (note), 89, 545, 546
Stars, ideas about the, 5; names of the, 548, 550, 551
Stick-insect, ideas about the, 200, 201
Stones, magic use of, 236, 338–340; ideas about, 274–277; bezoar, ib., 425, 426; in the heads of snakes, 303, 304
Stroking, expulsion of evil influences by, 178, 430, 442
Substitutes, 72, 73, 143, 144 (note), 211, 340, 432, 433
Sucking charm, 449, 450
Sugar-cane, time for planting the, 217; magic use of the, 237, 239, 240, 246
Sun, divinity living in the, 92
Sunset, evil influence of, 15, 90, 92, 93, 109, 428, 429
Sympathetic magic, 82, 108 (note), 161 (note), 213, 217, 241, 248, 310, 323, 355, 570–573
Taboos, royal, 23, 24, 27, 33–42; linguistic, 35, 139, 140, 192, 193, 206, 208, 212, 254, 255, 269, 271, 315, 523, 524; connected with birth, 44, 344–346, 348–351; war, 44, 523, 524; agriculture, 57–59, 225–228, 231, 244, 248; the Spectre Huntsman, 116, 118; building, 141; in legend, 152; connected with animals, 156, 189, 191–193; trees, 202, 211, 213; mining, 254–259, 263–265, 269, 271, 272; crocodiles, 292, 299, 300, 302; fishing, 314, 315; marriage, 370, 371; funerals, 399, 401, 404, 405; medicine, 437, 577; miscellaneous, 533, 534; depending on times or aspects, 552, 561
Tadpole, ideas about the, 309
Talismans, 361, 522–524, 566, 567
Tapers, magic use of, 268, 411, 421, 422, 440, 441, 447, 452, 511, 536, 572, 578
Tĕpong tawar, see Rice-paste
Theatrical exhibitions, 503–521; foreign origin of, 503, 504, 517–521; ceremonies connected with, 504–512; the Ma’yong, 513, 514; the Way-ang, 514–516; classification of, 517–521
Thieves, discovery of, by divination, 537–542
Tides, cause of, 6, 7
Tiger, ideas about the, 157–170; towns or villages, 157; human origin of the, 158, 159; divination practised by the, 159, 160; man or were-, 160–163; ghost or sacred, 163–165, 254; hunting the, 166–168; charms against the, 167, 168; reception of a dead, 168–170; spirit, 436–444
Times, lucky and unlucky, 545–561
Tin, soul of, 52, 250, 271; mining, ideas and ceremonies connected with, 250–271
Toads, ideas about, 305, 306
Tooth-filing ceremony, 45, 46, 355, 359
Top-spinning, 481
Towns, selection of sites for, 147–149; elephant, 151–153; tiger, 157
Tray, sacrificial, see Anchak
Trees, mythical, 3, 7–9; origin of, 4; souls of, 52, 53, 193, 194, 211, 212; human origin of certain, 54, 55; sacred, 63, 67; spirits in, 64, 65; ideas about, 193–217; durian, 197–199; sialang, 202–204; haunted, 205; lime, 205, 206; eagle-wood, 206–212; camphor, 212–214; gutta-percha, 215; cocoa-nut, 216, 217
Umbrellas, royal, 26, 33, 34; interdiction of, at funerals, 34
Vampires, bloodsucking, 320–331, 334
Vegetation souls, 52, 53, 193, 194, 200, 202, 211, 213, 215, 216, 225, 226, 237–249
Viper, ideas about the, 302, 303
Walimana (mythical bird), 110 (note)
War, 522–525, 531, 532; charms and ceremonies used in, 522–524
Water, lustration by, 77, 81, 277–279, 347, 348, 387, 399–401, 424; spirits, 91, 103, 279, 280
Wave-offering, 418–422
Waxen images, magic use of, 45, 413, 430, 569–574
Weapons, royal, 24–26, 30, 31, 33, 40 (note); of the Spectre Huntsman, 117–120; magic use of, 430, 441, 442; ideas about, 524–531
Weaver bird, ideas about, 127, 128
Weddings, description of two, 388–394; see also Marriage
White, colour of royal blood, 18 (note), 37; umbrellas, 33, 34; appropriated to spirits, 51; divinity, 92; genie, 95, 96
Wind, charms connected with the, 107, 108
Wizards, see Magicians, Sorcerers
Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog), 2
Year, 549, 550, 553–555
Yellow, use of the royal colour, 33, 34 51, 419–421, 433
Zemzem, the well, 342, 355
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