Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia
In Sabah, Malaysia, the Komburongo or the sweet flag plant plays an important role in the lives and rituals of the Dusunic ethnic people, who believed that this plant is actually a form of spiritual helper, able to obstruct evil spirits and prevent them from doing harm during spiritual healings. The...
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| author | Low, Kok On Soleha Ishak |
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| description | In Sabah, Malaysia, the Komburongo or the sweet flag plant plays an important role in the lives and rituals of the Dusunic ethnic people, who believed that this plant is actually a form of spiritual helper, able to obstruct evil spirits and prevent them from doing harm during spiritual healings. The aim of this field research, based on interviews and direct observations, is to record and document the information given orally by the believers and practitioners of ritual healings. This research focuses on the importance of the Komburongo, in its many guises as spiritual helper, sacred ritual instrument and obstructer of evil in combating the invisible powers in spiritual healings as practised by selected Dusunic ethnic groups in Sabah. Currently, after they became either Christians or Muslims, belief in the Komburongo and spiritual healings have become less dominant. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-190482018-03-06T00:33:21Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19048/ Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia Low, Kok On Soleha Ishak DS Asia In Sabah, Malaysia, the Komburongo or the sweet flag plant plays an important role in the lives and rituals of the Dusunic ethnic people, who believed that this plant is actually a form of spiritual helper, able to obstruct evil spirits and prevent them from doing harm during spiritual healings. The aim of this field research, based on interviews and direct observations, is to record and document the information given orally by the believers and practitioners of ritual healings. This research focuses on the importance of the Komburongo, in its many guises as spiritual helper, sacred ritual instrument and obstructer of evil in combating the invisible powers in spiritual healings as practised by selected Dusunic ethnic groups in Sabah. Currently, after they became either Christians or Muslims, belief in the Komburongo and spiritual healings have become less dominant. American Scientific Publishers 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19048/1/Beliefs%20in%20the.pdf Low, Kok On and Soleha Ishak (2016) Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia. Advanced Science Letters, 22 (5-6). pp. 1336-1339. ISSN 1936-6612 https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.6606 |
| spellingShingle | DS Asia Low, Kok On Soleha Ishak Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title | Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title_full | Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title_short | Beliefs in the Komburongo (Acorus Calamus) and its spiritual healing among the Dusunic people of Sabah, Malaysia |
| title_sort | beliefs in the komburongo acorus calamus and its spiritual healing among the dusunic people of sabah malaysia |
| topic | DS Asia |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19048/1/Beliefs%20in%20the.pdf |
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