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CHAPTER VII RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
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Deities1 of the Ami and Beliefs of this Tribe regarding Heaven and Hell—Beliefs and Ceremonials of the other Tribes of the South—Descent from Bamboo; Carved Representations of Glorified2 Ancestors and of Serpents; Moon Worship; Sacred Tree, Orchid3, and Grass—The Kindling4 of the Sacred Fire by the Bunun and Taiyal Tribes—Beliefs and Ceremonials of the Taiyal—Rain Dances; Bird Omens6; Ottofu; Princess and Dog Ancestors—Yami Celebrations in Honour of the Sea-god.
All those who have come personally into contact with a primitive7 Malay people will, I think, agree that belief in the “All Father” idea (such as certain anthropologists suggest is “natural to the child-mind of primitive man”) does not hold true of this particular branch of primitive man. Certainly as far as the Formosan aborigines are concerned, there seems no trace of anything of the sort, except possibly among the Ami, of the east coast; and such hazy8 idea of a Supreme9 Being as they may perhaps be considered to hold seems probably derived10 from teachings of the Dutch missionaries11 given to their ancestors. When questioned at all closely as to their religious belief, they speak of several deities. These are usually in pairs—male and female—as for example Kakring and Kalapiat. These deities seem concerned[131] with the thunderstorms which are frequent on the east coast; these storms being due, according to Ami belief, to the quarrels between the god, Kakring, and his wife, Kalapiat; Kakring causing the thunder by stamping and by throwing about the pots (the latter being the most prized possession of every Ami house-wife), and Kalapiat bringing about lightning by completely disrobing herself in her anger—this being a method of showing displeasure frequently adopted by Ami women. Earthquakes—frequent in Formosa—are supposed to be caused by a spirit in the shape of a great pig scratching himself against a pole, which extends from earth to heaven. Sun, moon, and stars were created by Dgagha and Bartsing—god and goddess, respectively. The earth the Ami believe to be flat; the sun goes under it at night, the moon and stars under it during the day.
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deities
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| n.神,女神( deity的名词复数 );神祗;神灵;神明 | |
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glorified
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| 美其名的,变荣耀的 | |
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orchid
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kindling
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hazy
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supreme
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derived
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missionaries
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theocracy
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intercede
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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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pebble
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beads
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apparently
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tribal
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distress
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frenzy
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exhausted
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heinous
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warrior
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warriors
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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vestiges
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| 残余部分( vestige的名词复数 ); 遗迹; 痕迹; 毫不 | |
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missionary
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situated
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massacre
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| n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀 | |
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debarkation
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pointed
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savage
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civilized
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psychology
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joints
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| 接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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slate
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aboriginal
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| adj.(指动植物)土生的,原产地的,土著的 | |
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deity
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| n.神,神性;被奉若神明的人(或物) | |
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serpentine
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| adj.蜿蜒的,弯曲的 | |
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doorway
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| n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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doorways
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venerate
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veneration
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dreaded
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| adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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semblance
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reverence
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| n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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previously
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millet
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earthenware
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invoke
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bestow
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blessings
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| n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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offender
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| n.冒犯者,违反者,犯罪者 | |
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blight
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| n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残 | |
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temerity
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| n.鲁莽,冒失 | |
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peculiar
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| adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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scrupulous
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| adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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kindled
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percussion
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friction
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flakes
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| 小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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lighting
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virgins
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| 处女,童男( virgin的名词复数 ); 童贞玛利亚(耶稣之母) | |
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middle-aged
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strictly
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toil
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decided
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scarcity
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groove
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exultation
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tattooed
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propitiate
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wrath
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inundated
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frenzied
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slashing
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inevitably
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warfare
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maniacal
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rites
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Christian
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guardian
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imbued
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permanently
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chasm
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skilful
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loom
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lighter
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interpretation
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| n.解释,说明,描述;艺术处理 | |
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| n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 );雕刻术;雕刻品;雕刻物 | |
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