November 29, 2020Jacqueline Pugh‐Kitingan1 citation
This chapter explores the significance of dance in ritual contexts in Sabah, the east Malaysian state on northern Borneo. Dance in ritual contexts has many functions. It can be a means of expressing joy and thanksgiving. It can be used in healing ceremonies; this may involve trance and possession. It can be a vehicle for interceding or mediating between the physical and spiritual worlds on...