INDEX
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]
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
Bracelet used as a protection against spirits, [321]
Brahma, [85], [86] (note), [545], [546]
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]
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]
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
Fasting, places for, [71]; rules of, [81], [82]
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]
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
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]
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
Jintayu, mythical bird, [110]
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
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]
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]
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
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]
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]
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
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]
Yellow, use of the royal colour, [33], [34] [51], [419]–421, [433]
Zemzem, the well, [342], [355]
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