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

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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[lxxxiii] Charm to prevent Wild Dogs from barking [p. 183.

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Menyalak anjing didalam benchah
Menyalak si anak tĕdong!95
Menyalak tĕkum ’kau pechah,
Menjilat lidah ’kau kudong!
Undor sa-tapak, mara sa-tapak,
Jikalau undor, lepas kembali,
Jikalau mara, patah kaki ’kau!
Datang ’kau menĕlĕntang
Pulang ’kau meniarap!
Pulang-lah angkau kapada rimba sakampong,
Pulang-lah angkau kapada rimba yang besar,
Pulang-lah angkau kapada gaung guntong
Pulang-lah angkau kapada sungei yang tiada berulu,
Kapada kolam yang tiada bergali,
Kapada tasek yang tiada berorang,
Kapada mata ayer yang [tiada] kring
Jikalau ’kau tiada mahu kembali, mati-lah
angkau,
Di-sumpah kalam yang awal
Mati angkau di-sondak segar kabong
Mati di-sula chuchok rabong
Mati di-tikam duri landak!
Hei tebu hitam, kladi hitam,
Di-tanam tepi prigi, di-pukol dengan kain yang
hitam,
Segra-lah angkau pergi lari
Berkat la ilaha-illa-’llah, d.s.b.

Ramu-ramuan-nya daun tukas, daun sa-cherek, daun lenjuang merah, kain hitam.