Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula
MALAY MAGIC
MALAY MAGIC
BEING
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FOLKLORE AND POPULAR RELIGION OF THE MALAY PENINSULA
BY WALTER WILLIAM SKEAT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES WITH A PREFACE BY CHARLES OTTO BLAGDEN MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, AND FORMERLY OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CIVIL SERVICE
London MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1900 All rights reserved
SIR CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH
Walter William Skeat
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
1. BIRTH-SPIRITS
2. BIRTH CEREMONIES
3. ADOLESCENCE
4. Personal Ceremonies and Charms
5. BETROTHAL
6. MARRIAGE
8. MEDICINE
9. DANCES, SPORTS, AND GAMES
10. THEATRICAL EXHIBITIONS
11. WAR AND WEAPONS
12. DIVINATION AND THE BLACK ART
[xv] Invocation of the Earth-Spirit
[xix] Invocation to the Earth-Spirit
Directions for Hunting the Elephant or Rhinoceros
Birth-Spirits
Adolescence
LIST OF CHIEF AUTHORITIES QUOTED
INDEX
Colophon
Availability
Encoding
Revision History
External References
Corrections
