CHAPTER XV

DYAK RELIGION

Certain religious observances—_Petara_, or gods—Singalang

Burong, the god of war—Pulang Gana, the god of

the soil—Salampandai, the maker of men—_Mali_, or

taboo—Spirits—Girgasi, the chief of evil spirits—The dogs

of the spirits—Stories—Customs connected with the belief in

spirits—Sacrifices—_Piring_ and _ginselan_—The victim of the

sacrifice generally eaten, but not always—Material benefits

expected by the Dyaks by their religious ceremonies—_Nampok_,

a means of communicating with spirits—_Batu kudi_, “stones of

wrath”—Belief in a future life—Conclusion 194-208

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