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"My mother is a very strong woman. She was a midwife who learned her skills from her mother. In the past, most villages had several midwives. Midwives are very respected community members. They must be strong and not be afraid of blood, a powerful,…

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"Once when I was ill with a piercing pain in my chest that made it difficult to breathe, Sennebreb diagnosed this a pacok. Pacok is the piercing of the heart by small wooden needles that fly freely through the air, sent by shamans from other Orang…

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"In many Orang Asli stories, the first humans were immortal. They and other early ancestors still are immortal, but their descendants are not. For the Jahai, the immortals live on fruits and other plant foods. A nectar-like substance, instead of hot…

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"The Semai of Kampung Chang Lama also relate fondly to the rivers and the fish (kaq) that aboud in them. The elders cherish recounting how, in the past, when one was hungry, one needed only to put the rice in the boil and go to the river to fish. By…

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"To maintain good relations with the superhumans, Batek communicated with them regularly through singing sessions in which shamans might go into trance and send their shadow-souls to visit the superhumans. At the beginning and end of fruit seasons,…

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"Hanya penduduk Kampung Lanai sahaja yang menganuti agama Kristian di sepanjang laluan Jerry '02. Mereka telah dikristiankan tiga tahun lalu oleh seorang mubaligh Kristian. Mereka menyertai kristian secara beramai-ramai. Sebelum menganuti agama…

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"Dari segi budaya hidup, komuniti Orang Asli di kawasan kajian masih mepertahankan kepercayaan terhadap semangat yang berkaitan rapat dengan unsur alam semula jadi dan kuasa ghaib. Kepercayaan ini ialah warisan yang diterima dan diamalkan secara…

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"The religious beliefs of the Temuan have not been studied in any detail, and accounts are therefore rather vague. According to my informants, there are two major deities, 'tuhan diatas' and 'tuhan dibawah', meaning sky-god and earth-god…

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"Their belief in an after-world is rather vague. After a man has died, his soul will hover around his grave for a number of weeks, and it must e propitiated if the living are not to be harmed. Thereafter the soul travels to an after-world located…

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"The shaman has varied and important functions, and he occupies a significant place in the religion of the Negritos. We must examine the functions of the halak in more detail in order to understand this clearly. Schebesta begins by saying that his…

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"The central theme is that every human being has at least two souls: one is his life-spirit which gives him breath and keeps him alive and the other is his dream soul. When he is alive, a man's dream soul will leave his body at night; and it is the…

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"The emotional atmosphere during the seance is ambiguous. At times the crowd is silent, and the women in particular show their awe and even fear, especially when the tiger's roar is heard. A few minutes later, the mood may change. The halak-and it…

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"We have already referred to the respectful and influential position that a halak enjoys in Negrito society. This respect extends beyond the grave, for a halak's funeral is different from that given to an ordinary man. A halak is not buried in the…

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"To appease the deity, an old man or an old woman will cut the skin near to the shin bone, and collect the blood into a bamboo container. This blood is then mixed with water and a part of it is thrown into the air as a sacrifice to Karei, who lives…

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"But it should be stressed that Karei, although generally feared, is not regarded as an inherently malevolent king of being. If men behave themselves and conform to the acceptable mode of conduct, then Karei will not send evil of any kind to earth.…

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"One of the main difficulties is that the Negritos, being a preliterate people, do not possess any written sacred scripts or documents, as it is that informants are likely to give different answers to one's questions, thus creating an impression of a…

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"Hubungan intim di antara manusia dan hutan yang dihuninya hanya boleh difahami di dalam seni tari dan muzik Orang Asli sekiranya sistem kepercayaan leluhur masyarakat peribumi tersebut juga diketahui sepenuhnya. Begitu juga halnya di kalangan…

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"Sekiranya mereka mengalami nasib yang kurang baik, Tok Halaq (bomoh) akan bertindak mengusir semangat jahat yang membawa nasib tidak baik. Semangat jahat adalah roh individu yang sudah mati yang menimbulkan kekacauan."

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"Kebanyakan perhiasan mereka berhubung rapat dengan alam semula jadi. Mereka percaya perhiasan yang dipakai akan menyerlahkan kecantikan serta mengelakkan daripada bencana alam atau gangguan semangat jahat."

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"Mereka sering menyanyikan lagu dengan irama yang dihasilkan melalui hentakan kaki. Muzik seiring dengan aktiviti masyarakat iaitu ketika menuai hasil tanaman mahupun majlis perkahwinan. Muzik tertentu dipercayai dapat menghindari semangat jahat…

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"Orang Asli biasanya tidak membunuh binatang bersaiz besar seperti harimau, gajah, buaya dan tapir kerana ia berkait rapat dengan kosmologi kepercayaan mereka. Haiwan buruan mereka adalah monyet, burung, tupai, kijang dan pelanduk."

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"Ukiran patung kayu hanya diusahakan oleh suku kaum Mah Meri dan Jah Het yang menjadi sebahagian daripada kepercayaan animisme mereka. Patung yang diukir melambangkan unsur-unsur yang pelbagai seperti tanah, pelangi, guruh, angin, lautan dan bumi.…

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Kepercayaan orang Korea terhadap angka.

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"Budaya Melayu adalah cara hidup, yakni meliputi seluruh cara hidup satu masyarakat baik dari segi pengumpulan idea dan perasaan, kepercayaan, lambang, nilai kemasyarakatan, serta objek kebendaan yang diwarisi turun-temurun daripada nenek moyang…

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"Dalam kepercayaan orang Nias para bangsawan erat hubungannya dengan tuhan 'dunia atas' dan dilambangkan dengan warna kuning emas, manakala orang awam dihubungkan dengan dunia sebelah bawah dan dewa-dewa rendahan dan mempunyai lambang warna merah."

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"Dalam kebanyakan kepercayaan asli, arah barat dan timur mempunyai makna khas yang sangat penting kerana ia dikaitkan dengan lambang hidup dan mati; matahari terbit melambangkan kehidupan, manakala matahari terbenam melambangkan kematian. Perjalanan…

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