{"product_id":"malay-magic","title":"Magia malaya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does daily life look like when birth, marriage, work and death each call for a ritual?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Malay Magic, Walter William Skeat explores the beliefs and customs of the Malay Peninsula. Drawing on villagers, magicians and earlier writers, he records ideas about souls, spirits and the rites that shape ordinary life. Trees, hills and rivers appear as places inhabited by spirits, according to the beliefs he describes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkeat follows ceremonies from the protection of mother and child to the planting and harvesting of rice. He introduces the magician and traces how older beliefs sit beside Islamic and Hindu ideas. Published in 1900, this detailed study also carries a British colonial outlook: it offers much to explore, but asks to be read with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe wandering soul\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore semangat, the life spirit believed to wander or be frightened away from a person.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRites at life's thresholds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the customs surrounding birth, marriage and death, where family life meets beliefs about spirits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRice and ritual\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover the careful ceremonies addressed to the rice spirit at planting and harvest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagicians and their roles\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the pawang and bomoh through Skeat's accounts of charms, cures and dealings with spirits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayers of belief\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Skeat describes older traditions alongside Islamic and Hindu ideas in village life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of folklore, anthropology, religious history and Southeast Asian studies, and anyone curious about how daily life and belief once joined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore the rituals and beliefs Skeat gathers from the Malay Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534623605084,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00974_en_ebook-front_c28.jpg?v=1792174972","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/magia-malaya","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}