Personal religion and magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi: the search for powers of blessing from the other world of the gods

Religion and magic -- Headlines of the religion of the Toraja's in West Sulawesi -- Pairan, individual religious responsibility -- Stones and incantations, vestiges from the other world of the gods -- Pairan and magic, personal religion in daily life

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Main Author: Buijs, Kees 1944- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston, MA Brill [2017]
In: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Southeast Asia mediated (Volume 308)
Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal- en land- en Volkenkunde Volume 308
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Celebes / Toraja / Indigenous peoples / Religion / Mythology / Ritual
Further subjects:B Toraja (Indonesian people) Religion
B Mythology, Indonesian
B Magic (Indonesia)
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Summary:Religion and magic -- Headlines of the religion of the Toraja's in West Sulawesi -- Pairan, individual religious responsibility -- Stones and incantations, vestiges from the other world of the gods -- Pairan and magic, personal religion in daily life
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages [156]-159) and index
ISBN:9004326561