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
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
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
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
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