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]