The Spiritual Significance of Komburongo in the Folk Beliefs of the Dusunic Peoples of North Borneo
Early Western ethnographers who conducted field research in North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia) in the late nineteenth century were attracted to the komburongo (Acorus calamus or sweet flag) because of the spiritual role it played in the folk beliefs of the Dusunic speaking peoples. Although there have b...
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Main Authors: | Low Kok On, Solehah Ishak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22287/1/The%20Spiritual%20Significance%20of%20Komburongo.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22287/ |
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