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Numerous local people and certain missionaries have sought to document and preserve traditional Dayak religious practices. For example, Reverend William Howell contributed numerous articles on the Iban language, lore, and culture between 1909 and 1910 to the Sarawak Gazette.
The Iban religion involves worshiping and honouring at least four categories of beings, i.e. Bunsu Petara (the supreme god), and his seven deities (the divine people of Tansang Kenyalang), the holy spirits of Orang Panggau Libau and Gelong, the ghost spirits (Bunsu Antu) and the souls of dead ancestors.
5 maj 2023 · Iban Religion. While most Iban people of today are Christian or Muslim, the tribe was traditionally animist.
Confrontation was the only way of survival. Religion, Culture and Festival. The Ibans were traditionally animist, although the majority are now Christian, some of them Muslim and many continue to observe both Christian and traditional ceremonies, particularly during marriages or festivals.
28 gru 2023 · In this paper, we describe one such society, the Iban, whose religious practices are often claimed to not include the worship of ancestors, despite ancestors being central to their religion.
Iban Rites of Passage and Some Related Ritual Acts is an indispensable work for Iban scholars, both local and foreign, and particularly for those who have only recently taken up Iban studies.
After an introduction on Iban social organization, the theme of the book is principally the mythological basis of the Iban world view and the relationship between men and spirits, expressed in ritual.
