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In Personal Religion and Magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi, Kees Buijs describes the traditional culture of the Toraja’s, which is rapidly vanishing. The focus is on personal religion as it has its centre in the kitchen of each house. In the kitchen and also by the use of magical words and stones the gods are sought for their powers of blessing. This book adds important information to Buijs’ earlier Powers of Blessing from the Wilderness and from Heaven (Brill, 2006).

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Introduction Chapter I Religion and magic Chapter II Headlines of the religion of the Toraja’s in West Sulawesi Chapter III Pairan, individual religious responsibility Chapter IV Stones and incantations, vestiges from the other world of the gods Chapter V Pairan and magic, personal religion in daily life Glossary Bibliography Index

Personal Religion and Magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi: The Search for Powers of Blessing from the Other World of the Gods

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 27/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9789004326569, 978-9004326569
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      Social and cultural anthropology Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Personal Religion and Magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi, Kees Buijs describes the traditional culture of the Toraja’s, which is rapidly vanishing. The focus is on personal religion as it has its centre in the kitchen of each house. In the kitchen and also by the use of magical words and stones the gods are sought for their powers of blessing. This book adds important information to Buijs’ earlier Powers of Blessing from the Wilderness and from Heaven (Brill, 2006).

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Chapter I Religion and magic Chapter II Headlines of the religion of the Toraja’s in West Sulawesi Chapter III Pairan, individual religious responsibility Chapter IV Stones and incantations, vestiges from the other world of the gods Chapter V Pairan and magic, personal religion in daily life Glossary Bibliography Index

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