Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

These are four in number: the Bajang, which generally takes the form of a pole-cat (musang) and disturbs the household by mewing like a great cat; the Langsuir, which takes the...

Jintek-jintek di kuala! Jauh tajam mata-nya, Dekat tumpul hati-nya; Terbuka batu dalam tanah, Terbuka hati satru lawan 'ku. Terbuka maiat dalam tanah, Terbuka hati satru lawan-'...

"Veer round, Wind, a needle or twain (of the compass), A needle to (let me) fetch Kapar. [212] However heavy the merchandise that I carry unassisted, Let me repair to Klang for...

Take the extreme tips of the shoots (puchok-nya yang bulat) of the kapas, [833] lerik, [834] resam, [835] and lenjuang merah, [836] and chew them with betel-leaf, repeating this...

Sir W. E. Maxwell has pointed out the fact of the existence, both in Malay and Japanese legends, of the main features of this story, to which he assigns a Buddhistic origin. He...

"The accredited intermediary between men and spirits is the Pawang; [122] the Pawang is a functionary of great and traditional importance in a Malay village, though in places ne...

A careful investigation of the magic rites and charms used by a nation which has changed its religion will not unfrequently show, that what is generally called witchcraft is mer...

"From the Supreme Being first emanated light towards chaos; this light, diffusing itself, became the vast ocean. From the bosom of the waters thick vapour and foam ascended. The...

English. Malay. A god, a deity. Dewa, dewata. A goddess. Dewi. A great god. Batara. Vishnu(?) Batara Guru. Vishnu. Bisnu. Durga. Durga. Varuna. Baruna. Yama. Batara Yama. Buddha...

"Kun" kata Allah, payah [812] "kun" kata Muhammad: Menjadi benih, benih jadi urat, Urat jadi batang, batang jadi daun; "Kun" kata Allah, payah[1] "kun" kata Muhammad: Tanah sa-t...

Ashahadu Allah ilaha-illa-'llah Wa ashadu anna Muhammadu-'l-rasul Allah. Ya saudara-ku Jibrail, Mikail, Israfil, `Azrail, Angkau berampat berlima dengan aku Aku dudok di Krusi A...

1. Birth-Spirits 320 2. Birth Ceremonies 332 3. Adolescence 352 4. Personal Ceremonies and Charms 361 5. Betrothal 364 6. Marriage 368 7. Funerals 397 8. Medicine 408 9. Dances,...