[Gutenberg 47873] • Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Skeat, Walter William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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PREFACE CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER I Nature

(a) Creation of the World (b) Natural Phenomena

CHAPTER II Man and his Place in the Universe

(a) Creation of Man (b) Sanctity of the Body (c) The Soul (d) Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Souls

CHAPTER III Relations with the Supernatural World

(a) The Magician (b) High Places (c) Nature of Rites

CHAPTER IV The Malay Pantheon

(a) Gods (b) Spirits, Demons, and Ghosts

CHAPTER V Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature

(a) Air

1. WIND AND WEATHER CHARMS 2. BIRDS AND BIRD CHARMS

(b) Earth

1. BUILDING CEREMONIES AND CHARMS 2. BEASTS AND BEAST CHARMS 3. VEGETATION CHARMS 4. MINERALS AND MINING CHARMS

1. PURIFICATION BY WATER 2. THE SEA, RIVERS, AND STREAMS 3. REPTILES AND REPTILE CHARMS 4. FISHING CEREMONIES

(d) Fire

1. PRODUCTION OF FIRE 2. FIRE CHARMS

CHAPTER VI Magic Rites as affecting the Life of Man

1. BIRTH-SPIRITS

Receipt for securing a Pĕlĕsit

2. BIRTH CEREMONIES 3. ADOLESCENCE 4. Personal Ceremonies and Charms 5. BETROTHAL 6. MARRIAGE 7. FUNERALS103 8. MEDICINE

The Wave-Offering Badi Tiger Spirit

9. DANCES, SPORTS, AND GAMES

Dance Ceremonies Buffalo Fights and Cock Fights Games Cards Children’s Games

10. THEATRICAL EXHIBITIONS 11. WAR AND WEAPONS 12. DIVINATION AND THE BLACK ART

Omens and Dreams Charms, Talismans, and Witchcraft

APPENDIX CHAPTER I NATURE

Creation of the World

[i] Introduction to Pawang’s Book1 [Chap. i. p. 2. [ii] Asal Kayangan

CHAPTER II MAN AND HIS PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

(a) Creation of Man

[iii] Asal Pawang [Chap. i. p. 4. [Chap. ii. p. 19. [iv] [v] (b) Sanctity of the Body [Chap. ii. p. 23. [vi] Mengalih semangat [Chap. vi. p. 454. [vii] Riang Semangat [Chap. ii. p. 48. [Chap. vi. p. 455. [viii] Another Version [Chap. ii. p. 50. [Chap. vi. p. 454. [ix]

CHAPTER III RELATIONS WITH THE SUPERNATURAL WORLD

The Magician

[x] ʿIsharat Pawang [Chap. iii. p. 56. [xi] Pendinding Pawang [xii] Invocation to the Spirit of Incense [p. 75. [xiii] Rice Paste Invocations and Charms [p. 81.

CHAPTER IV THE MALAY PANTHEON

[xiv] Gods [Chap. iv. p. 88.

[xv] Invocation of the Earth-Spirit [xvi] Pendinding [xvii] Relation of various Deities [p. 90. [xviii] Tangkal Hantu Hitam [p. 93. [xix] Invocation to the Earth-Spirit [xx] Origin of the Spirits [p. 94. [xxi] Charm to cast out Evil Influence [xxii] An Incantation called Arak-arak Jin Sa’ribu, or the Procession of the Thousand Spirits [xxiii] Invocation to the Hantu Songkei [p. 105.

CHAPTER V MAGIC RITES CONNECTED WITH THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF NATURE

Air

[xxiv] Charm to Call the Wind [Chap. v. p. 107. [xxv] Menahan Angin [p. 108. [xxvi] Tawar Hantu Ribut [xxvii] Menahan Ujan [p. 109. [xxviii] (Hantu Pemburu) [p. 113. [xxix] Another Version of the same [p. 119. [xxx] Another Charm against the Spectre Huntsman [p. 119. [xxxi] Fowling Ceremonies [p. 132. [xxxii] Charms used in Snaring Wild Pigeon [p. 135. [xxxiii] Another Version [p. 136. [xxxiv] Tabor Melukut [xxxv] A longer Version of the same [xxxvi] When Sprinkling the Rice-water [xxxvii] A longer Version of the same [xxxviii] When Sounding the Call (mĕlaung) [p. 137. [xxxix] Another Charm used on the same occasion [xl] Alternative version to be repeated both in the centre and at each corner of the “Palace-yard” (halaman) [xli] When about to enter the Hut [p. 138. [xlii] Alternative Version [xliii] Alternative Version [xliv] Alternative Version [xlv] Alternative Version [xlvi] When the Pigeons are Snared [p. 139. [xlvii] Directions for selecting a Suitable Site for Building [p. 141. [xlviii] Lucky and Unlucky Seasons for Building [xlix] Directions for Building [p. 143. [l] Ceremonies in fixing the Foundation Posts of the House [li] Handak Mendirikan Tiang S’ri [lii] Tetar Tanah Rumah [p. 144. [liii] Tetar Tanah (chachak tiang rumah) [p. 145. [liv] Tetar Tanah [lv] Direction of House-door [p. 141, n. [lvi] To determine the Dimensions of the House [p. 145. [lvii] The Rhyme used for this purpose55 [p. 146. [lviii] Pendinding Gajah [p.153. [lix] Charm for blinding an Elephant

Directions for Hunting the Elephant or Rhinoceros

[lx] [p. 155. [lxi] Penjauh Rimau [p. 167. [lxii] Pengunchi Mulut Benatang Buas [lxiii] Pengunchi Mulut Rimau [lxiv] Tangkal Harimau [lxv] Charm for blinding a Tiger’s Eyes and driving him off [lxvi] Penggrun kapada Harimau atau Penggarang Hati [p. 168. [lxvii] Minta Rusa [p. 174. [lxviii] ’Che Indut’s Version [lxix] Membalikkan Rusa [p. 179. [lxx] Directions for hunting Deer [p. 174. [lxxi] On entering the Jungle to set the Snare [lxxii] Jaring Rusa [p. 175. [lxxiii] Serapah waktu anjing mengejar Rusa [lxxiv] (On entering the Jungle) [lxxv] Jerat [lxxvi] Rusa [p. 176. [lxxvii] Charm used when striking the Deer [lxxviii] To cast out the Mischief, after catching the Deer [lxxix] (Another version) [p. 177. [lxxx] Snare for Mouse-deer [p. 180. [lxxxi] Charm for urging on Dogs [p. 181. [lxxxii] Charm to make Dogs courageous [lxxxiii] Charm to prevent Wild Dogs from barking [p. 183. [lxxxiv] Charm to prevent Wild Boars from damaging Crops [p. 188. [lxxxv] A Charm against Rats [p. 192. [lxxxvi] The Sialang Tree [p. 204. [lxxxvii] Alternative version (collected from the “Orang Bukit”) [lxxxviii] Pemanggil Hantu Gharu [p. 210. [lxxxix] Charm used by Gutta Collectors [p. 215. [xc] The Cocoa-nut Palm [p. 216. [xci] Fasal petua bertanam tumboh-tumbohan [p. 217. [xcii] Rice-cultivation [p. 218. [xciii] Tetar huma [p. 219. [xciv] Menurunkan benih [p. 229. [xcv] Ceremonies at Seed Time [xcvi] A hyperbolical description of each of the nine months during which the grain is coming to maturity; the tenth, or harvest time, is compared with the birth of Mahomed, and the incantation closes with a prayer for an abundant crop. [xcvii] [xcviii] [xcix] Prayer used in the Procession to the Field [p. 238. [c] On Arrival at the Field [ci] On Planting the Sugar-cane in the Sheaf [p. 239. [cii] Doʿa Sapuloh—The Ten Prayers [p. 240. [ciii] On Arrival at the House [p. 243. [civ] Charm used by the Reapers after filling the Baskets [p. 244. [cv] Charm used by the Reapers daily on beginning to Reap [p. 245. [cvi] Charm to confine the Spectral Reapers to the Boundaries of the Field [p. 247. [cvii] [cviii] [cix] Charm used when the Seed is about to be sown [cx] When Reaping is about to begin [p. 250, n. [cxi] [cxii] Doʿa Sapuloh (Mengambil padi) [cxiii] Doʿa Sapuloh (atau Chendrawasi) (mengambil semangat padi) [cxiv] Doʿa Chendrawasi [cxv] Balai Lumbong [p. 265. [cxvi] Before felling the Jungle [p. 266. [cxvii] Tangkal Lumbong [cxviii] Charm used during Fumigation [p. 268. [cxix] An Invitation to the Spirits [cxx] Mining [p. 270. [cxxi] Jin Salaka Tunggal [p. 272. [cxxii] [p. 279. [cxxiii] Starting a Ship on its Journey [cxxiv] Invocation to the Spirits, asking them to point out Rocks, etc. [p. 280. [cxxv] Bersahabat Orang Laut [cxxvi] A General Invocation of the Hantu Laut and other Spirits [cxxvii] [p. 296. [cxxviii] An alternative shorter Version [cxxix] When about to plant the Pole in the Water [p. 297. [cxxx] When hanging up the Bait at the end of the Rod [cxxxi] Alternative Version [p. 298. [cxxxii] Another Version [cxxxiii] Crippling Charm [p. 301. [cxxxiv] If the Crocodile shows Fight when taken [cxxxv] Kelong Invocation [p. 315. [cxxxvi] Alternative Charm [p. 316. [cxxxvii] Propitiation of the Water Spirit [cxxxviii] Jermal Charm [cxxxix] Serapah Kail [cxl] Charm addressed to the Fish [p. 317.

CHAPTER VI MAGIC RITES AS AFFECTING THE LIFE OF MAN

Birth-Spirits

[cxli] Langsuir Charm [Chap. vi. p. 326. [cxlii] Charm for laying a Pontianak [p. 327. [cxliii] Tangkal Mati Anak (Pontianak) [cxliv] Charm for laying a Penanggalan [cxlv] Charm for laying (lit. neutralising) a Polong [p. 329. [cxlvi] Charm for killing a Polong (apparently addressed to the Pelesit) [cxlvii] Tangkal Pelesit [p. 330. [cxlviii] Birth Ceremonies [p. 334. [cxlix] If the Labour is difficult [cl] When putting the Marks (pangkahan) on the Mother and Child [p. 336.

Adolescence

[cli] When scattering the Rice, and applying the Tepong Tawar before commencing to file the Teeth [p. 356. [clii] When touching the Patient’s Teeth with any of the Rings or the Egg [cliii] To destroy the “Venom” of the Steel (buang bisa besi) [cliv] When first laying the File across the Teeth [clv] To charm the Betel-leaf (jampi sirih) which is presented to the Patient after the Operation [p. 357. [clvi] Circumcision [p. 360. [clvii] Charms for Protection [p. 361. [clviii] Pendinding [clix] Pendinding (’Che Muntil) [clx] Pendinding [clxi] Pendinding [clxii] Charm for Health [clxiii] Pemanis Budak [p. 363. [clxiv] Another Version [clxv] Another Version, combined with a Love Charm [clxvi] For Beauty [clxvii] Another Version [clxviii] Before starting on a Journey [clxix] Bathing Charm [clxx] Mengajar Sultan Makan [clxxi] Pemanis [clxxii] Kasih Sa-Kampong [clxxiii] Pengasih Sa-Kampong (bacha’an laki-laki) [clxxiv] Kasih Sa-Kampong (bacha’an betina) [clxxv] Tangkal jangan jadi tua [clxxvi] At the Inspection of the Girl [p. 364. [clxxvii] Menghantarkan Blanja [p. 367. [clxxviii] Melawa [p. 381. [clxxix] Before removing the Calladium-leaves from the Jar Mouths [p. 411. [clxxx] After removing them [clxxxi] When holding the Rice over the Censer [p. 412. [clxxxii] After throwing the Rice into the Jars [clxxxiii] When holding the Rice over the Incense [p. 413. [clxxxiv] Tilek Penyakit [clxxxv] Buang limas [p. 423. [clxxxvi] Ambang-ambangan [p. 424. [clxxxvii] Charm against the Cramp [clxxxviii] Charm against Abdominal Swelling [clxxxix] Charm against Convulsions (in Children) [cxc] Cholera [cxci] Charm for neutralising Poison [p. 425. [cxcii] Charm for neutralising the Venom of Snakes, Centipedes, and Scorpions [cxciii] Charm against Venom [cxciv] Another Charm of similar Import [cxcv] Another Charm of similar Import [cxcvi] Penawar Orang Darat [cxcvii] Tawar Hantu Darat [cxcviii] Penawar [cxcix] When collecting the Accessories for a “neutralising” Ceremony [p. 427. [cc] Badi [cci] To cast out the Mischief produced by an Image [p. 431. [ccii] Providing the Mischief with a Substitute or Scapegoat [p. 432. [cciii] Additional Charm used in the same Ceremony [cciv] Lanchang Charms [p. 434. [ccv] Another Lanchang Charm [ccvi] Another Lanchang Charm [p. 435. [ccvii] Another Lanchang Charm [ccviii] Another Lanchang Charm [p. 436. [ccix] Another Lanchang Charm [ccx] “Lanchang” Invocation used in summoning the Tiger Spirit [p. 439. [ccxi] Healing Charm, used with the last one [ccxii] Sucking Charm [p. 449. [ccxiii] The Dough figure [p. 452. [ccxiv] Orang Riang Semangat [p. 456. [ccxv] Medicine [ccxvi] Bhasa Hantu [ccxvii] [p. 464. [ccxviii] Monkey Dance Invocation [p. 465. [ccxix] Palm-blossom Invocation [p. 466. [ccxx] Fish-trap Invocation [p. 468. [ccxxi] Di-bisekkan [ccxxii] Alternative Version [ccxxiii] Invocation used when opening a Theatre for the Ma’yong [p. 504. [ccxxiv] The Same Ceremony as described by ’Che Hussein [p. 511. [ccxxv] To Batara Guru [ccxxvi] To the Kramat [ccxxvii] Perkata’an Kapada Kramat [ccxxviii] Another Invocation to the Black Genie [ccxxix] Invocation to the Sheikhs of the Four Corners of the World, etc. [ccxxx] Specimen of a Ma’yong Song [p. 513. [ccxxxi] Charms to render a Warrior more formidable [p. 522. [ccxxxii] Penggagah [ccxxxiii] Penggagah [p. 523. [ccxxxiv] Penggagah [ccxxxv] Penggagah [ccxxxvi] Penggagah [ccxxxvii] Penggagah [ccxxxviii] Pelawan [ccxxxix] Charm to destroy an Enemy [ccxl] Measurement of K’ris [p. 530. [ccxli] Fencing Terms [ccxlii] To ascertain the Whereabouts of a Lost Piece of Property [p. 534. [ccxliii] Katika Lima [p. 545. [ccxliv] Extract from the “Ominous Moments” [p. 547. [ccxlv] Another System [p. 548. [ccxlvi] The Seven Time [ccxlvii] Lucky and Unlucky Days of the Week [p. 549. [ccxlviii] Days which are Unlucky in certain Months only [ccxlix] Days Unlucky in any Month [ccl] Lucky and Unlucky Months [ccli] Times when Storms are to be expected [cclii] Omens [p. 550. [ccliii] Omens [ccliv] Extract from the “Twelve Constellations” [cclv] The Hindu Nakshatras and the Malay Rejangs. [p. 551. [cclvi] Extracts from the Rejang of Che Busu [p. 552. [cclvii] Omens depending on Aspect which varies from Day to Day [p. 559. [cclviii] Fragment of a Treatise on Omens drawn from Earthquakes [p. 561. [cclix] End of a Treatise on Omens drawn from Lightning [cclx] Omens from Lizards, and the like [cclxi] Interpretation of Dreams [p. 562. [cclxii] Another System of Interpreting Dreams [cclxiii] Another System of Interpretation [cclxiv] Specimens of Miscellaneous Charms or Recipes [p. 567. [cclxv] Ambil Semangat Orang, or Penggantong Semangat Orang [p. 570. [cclxvi] Buatan orang [cclxvii] Buatan orang [p. 573. [cclxviii] Pembenchi orang laki-bini [cclxix] Ambil Semangat [p. 574. [cclxx] For taking another person’s soul [p. 575. [cclxxi] Melambei Semangat Orang [p. 576. [cclxxii] Ambil Semangat [p. 577. [cclxxiii] Tilek [p. 578. [cclxxiv] Membuat buta [p. 310. [cclxxv] Pantun describing the effect of the Black Art

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