The Pagan Tribes of Borneo, Volume 1
Chapter I Geography of Borneo 1
Chapter II History of Borneo 8
Chapter III General Sketch of the Peoples of Borneo 28
Chapter IV Material Conditions of the Pagan Tribes of Borneo 43
Chapter V The Social System 63
Chapter VI Agriculture 97
Chapter VII The Daily Life of a Kayan Long House 116
Chapter VIII Life on the Rivers 131
Chapter IX Life in the Jungle 143
Chapter X War 158
Chapter XI Handicrafts 193
Chapter XII Decorative Art 224
Chapter XIII Ideas of Spiritual Existences and the Practices Arising from Them 1
Chapter XIV Ideas of the Soul Illustrated by Burial Customs, Soul-Catching, and Exorcism 28
Chapter XV Animistic Beliefs Connected with Animals and Plants 51
Chapter XVI Magic, Spells, and Charms 115
Chapter XVII Myths, Legends, and Stories 136
Chapter XVIII Childhood and Youth of a Kayan 153
Chapter XIX The Nomad Hunters 177
Chapter XX Moral and Intellectual Peculiarities 194
Chapter XXI Ethnology of Borneo 223
Chapter XXII Government 257
Appendix The Physical Characters of the Races of Borneo. By A. C. Haddon 311
Index
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