Malay magic : being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

1900·26.5 MB·English

by  Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835-1912

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MALAY MAGIC

MALAY MAGIC
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FOLKLORE
AND POPULAR RELIGION OF THE
MALAY PENINSULA
BY
WALTER WILLIAM SKEAT
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES
WITH A PREFACE
BY
CHARLES OTTO BLAGDEN
MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY,AND FORMERLY OF THE
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CIVIL SERVICE
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CO., LIMITED
NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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OF
ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
AND FORMERLY
GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
THIS BOOK IS (BY PERMISSION)
DEDICATED
"The cry ofhosts [we] humour
Ah! slowly, toward the light."
RUDYARD KIPLING.