Studies in Religion, Folk-lore, and Custom in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula

Record summary

Ivor H. N. Evans’s Studies in Religion, Folk-lore, and Custom in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula contains documentary material on spirits, ritual specialists, omens, and supernatural beliefs. It is a useful lead for investigating Southeast Asian narratives in which humans, animals, and spirits cross categories, including local were-animal concepts. The book’s value lies in its specific ethnographic observations and references, not in proving extraordinary events. Researchers should examine the community and language attached to each passage and compare Evans with indigenous or later regional scholarship.