Author: Metcalf, Peter
Title: Where are You, Spirits: Style and Theme in Berawan Prayer
Description: Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution, (1989). orig.boards. 23x15cm, xv,345 pp. Textual photos & tables. Minor rubbing. Binding corner bump. Small dustwrapper tear. VG. ¶ Contents: Piat: The Style of Prayer; Papi: The Themes of Prayer; Papiu Lamèng: Prayers of the House; Kumaan Selamat: A Prayer for a Sick Child; Patai: A Prayer at a Funeral; Nulang: A Prayer at the Graveyard; Ngelaké: A Prayer to Call the Major Omen Bird; Adèd Bungan: A Prayer for the Festival of Bungan; Conclusion; Appendix: First Lines of Verses by Theme.

Keywords: Cultural Anthropology, Malaysia Ethnology, Borneo Ethnography, Berawan, Comparative, Religion, Oral Literature, Folk Folklore, Prayer