Moraceae Trees inthe Religious Life of Borneo People.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Moraceae Trees inthe Religious Life of Borneo People. |
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Author :
Richard B. Primack |
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Abstract:
Trees in the Moraceae family have playeda central role in the religious life and mythology of Borneo peoples. This family of trees includes the strangling figs (Ficus), the poisonous ipoh tree (Antiaris toxicaria), and members of the genus Artocarpus, which includes such fruit trees as the terap, tekalong, breadfruit, chempedak and jack-fruit. Members of the family are distinguished by having a sticky white latex in all plant parts, minute unisexual flowers without petals and usually aggregated into heads, usually simple alternate leaves leaving circular scars on the twigs, fleshy fruit, and often smooth light bark with lenticels. In this essay, the religious myths of Borneo will be presented and then considered in relation to religious practices found outside of Borneo. The source of this information is from published material and interviews with Borneo people.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Primack, R. B. (1984). Moraceae Trees inthe Religious Life of Borneo People. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XXXIII (54): 69-74 |
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