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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.
Bab ini pri menyatakan taʿbir gempa baik dan jahat: bermula jika pada bulan Muharram gempa pada siang hari, perchinta’an pada orang banyak padah-nya; dan jika pada malam gempa, perchinta’an pada [?], ada bras padi pun mahal, orang sakalian duka chita....