Dance and Ritual in Sabah
November 29, 2020 Jacqueline Pugh‐Kitingan 1 citation
In Sabah, Malaysia, dance in ritual contexts serves multiple functions: expressing joy and thanksgiving, facilitating healing through trance and possession, and mediating between the physical and spiritual worlds. The bobolizan (ritual specialist) performs dance as a physical manifestation of her mediation, acting out the rinait in time with music.