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'Add to Page 74': Change by 1952
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten manuscript titled 'Add to page 74' with 'Change by 1952' handwritten at top of first page and handwritten corrections. Discusses the impact of Christianity on traditional burial customs.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten manuscript titled 'Add to page 74' with 'Change by 1952' handwritten at top of first page and handwritten corrections. Discusses the impact of Christianity on traditional burial customs.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Christianity, Funerals, Death, Burial customs, Tikopia
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Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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'Add to page 76 (a)' - Burial Customs, circa 1952
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten manuscript titled 'Add to page 76 (a)' details burial customs from 1952 and notes the impact Christianity has had on traditional ways.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten manuscript titled 'Add to page 76 (a)' details burial customs from 1952 and notes the impact Christianity has had on traditional ways.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Christianity, Burial customs, Funerals, Death, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Bomoh / Bomor
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1939) , 4 page(s)
Five pages of hand-written field notes have to do with defining Malay words, most notably 'bomoh' or 'bomor,' a term for a doctor or shaman. The notes include recorded variations and citations going back to 1876. References to P.C.M. and Awang suggest Firth's contemporary informants are Pak Che Mat and Awang Long,...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1939) , 4 page(s)
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Five pages of hand-written field notes have to do with defining Malay words, most notably 'bomoh' or 'bomor,' a term for a doctor or shaman. The notes include recorded variations and citations going back to 1876. References to P.C.M. and Awang suggest Firth's contemporary informants are Pak Che Mat and Awang Long, in conversations from 1939.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Anthropological linguistics, Malay
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Draft of 'Life Cycle,' circa 1952
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 10 page(s)
Typewritten draft of manuscript titled 'Life Cycle' (with 'Funeral' handwritten at top of first page). Details the 1952 funeral of a young man badly injured while working for a timber company. Firth compares the ceremonies to those he observed in 1929 and notes that some traditional customs had given way to Christ...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 10 page(s)
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Typewritten draft of manuscript titled 'Life Cycle' (with 'Funeral' handwritten at top of first page). Details the 1952 funeral of a young man badly injured while working for a timber company. Firth compares the ceremonies to those he observed in 1929 and notes that some traditional customs had given way to Christian practices.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Christianity, Funerals, Death, Burial customs, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Fifteen Magical Formulae of To' Mamat Mindok
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (11 May 1940) , 23 page(s)
Twenty-one pages contain the text of 15 magical formulae, typed with written annotation, provided by To' Mamat Mindok, a shaman and informant of Raymond Firth. A cover letter from Firth forwards the texts to Anker Rentse, the British Civil Affairs Officer for Kelantan State. Firth hopes to meet with Rentse when he...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (11 May 1940) , 23 page(s)
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Twenty-one pages contain the text of 15 magical formulae, typed with written annotation, provided by To' Mamat Mindok, a shaman and informant of Raymond Firth. A cover letter from Firth forwards the texts to Anker Rentse, the British Civil Affairs Officer for Kelantan State. Firth hopes to meet with Rentse when he is in Kota Bharu, the state capital, in about a month.
Date Written / Recorded
11 May 1940, 1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Person Discussed
To' Mamat Mindok, fl. 1939
Topic / Theme
Magic, Shamanism, Malay
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![Manuscript Corrections [to 'Life Cycle'], circa 1952](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008297xxx/1008297286/1008297286-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Manuscript Corrections [to 'Life Cycle'], circa 1952")
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Manuscript Corrections [to 'Life Cycle'], circa 1952
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 5 page(s)
Typewritten manuscript contains typed and handwritten corrections to 'Life Cycle' -- an account of the 1952 funeral of a young man badly injured in a work accident.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Death and Funeral in Tikopia) (London, England) (1952) , 5 page(s)
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Typewritten manuscript contains typed and handwritten corrections to 'Life Cycle' -- an account of the 1952 funeral of a young man badly injured in a work accident.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Christianity, Funerals, Death, Burial customs, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Miscellaneous Notes
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1978) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten notes cite the journal 'Oceania,' June 1970, pages 280-295. Also notes on parallelism and totemism. Undated.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1978) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten notes cite the journal 'Oceania,' June 1970, pages 280-295. Also notes on parallelism and totemism. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1978
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Totemism
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Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Notes on Magical Formulae and Practices, undated
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1941) , 7 page(s)
Seven pages of hand-written notes have to do with magical formulae and practices of the Malay in comparison with the tenets of traditional Islam. They include comments from Firth's informants taken in 1939 and may be related to a lecture on Malay Magc and Religion at Oxford University in 1941.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1941) , 7 page(s)
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Seven pages of hand-written notes have to do with magical formulae and practices of the Malay in comparison with the tenets of traditional Islam. They include comments from Firth's informants taken in 1939 and may be related to a lecture on Malay Magc and Religion at Oxford University in 1941.
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Magic, Malay
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Outline: Malay Magic and Medicine, undated
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1957) , 9 page(s)
Nine pages of notes, hand-written in pencil except for the last one, comprise an outline plan for a publication on Malay magic and medicine. It includes a 12-point, bare-bones topical outline on the first page, followed by a much more detailed plan. Topics include shamans, medicines and illnesses, spirits, magical...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (1957) , 9 page(s)
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Nine pages of notes, hand-written in pencil except for the last one, comprise an outline plan for a publication on Malay magic and medicine. It includes a 12-point, bare-bones topical outline on the first page, followed by a much more detailed plan. Topics include shamans, medicines and illnesses, spirits, magical performances, symbolism, and relationship to religion.
Date Written / Recorded
1957
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Traditional medicine, Magic, Shamanism, Malay
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Religion and Social Organization, Circa 1950
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Notes for Fieldwork) (London, England) (1950) , 2 page(s)
Two pages typed in black and red ink contain notes on religion and social organization in Tikopian society, particularly the effects of mass Christian conversion some 35 years earlier. There are minor hand-written additions in black and blue ink.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Notes for Fieldwork) (London, England) (1950) , 2 page(s)
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Two pages typed in black and red ink contain notes on religion and social organization in Tikopian society, particularly the effects of mass Christian conversion some 35 years earlier. There are minor hand-written additions in black and blue ink.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Cultural norms, Societal roles, Religious conversions, Christianity, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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