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A lengthy scholarly article by Anne Katherine Larsen that identifies and discusses traditional folkloric "extra-religious beliefs" and customs that reside beneath, and sometimes conflict with, the ostensibly Islamic Malay culture.

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• Holy Wells - Introduction to holy wells mostly in the UK, with photographs religion and descriptions.
• Fetichism in West Africa - By Robert Hamill Nassau (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
• Exorcism by Rabbis: Talmud Sages and Their Magic - An article by Meir Bar-Ilan centering on the religion Jewish sages of the Mishnah and Talmud who religion dealt with magic in the religious context of religion their times; demonstrates survivals of this ancient phenomenon religion in contemporary Israeli and Palestinian religious folklore.
• Islamic Resurgence and the Belief System of Rural Malays - A lengthy scholarly article by Anne Katherine Larsen that identifies and discusses traditional folkloric "extra-religious beliefs" and customs that reside beneath, and sometimes conflict with, the ostensibly Islamic Malay culture.
• The Significance of Baptism in Estonian Folk Belief - An article describing Estonian folk-religious customs surrounding baptism, folklore baby naming, society and the celebration of name-days.

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