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Demonology
The demonic form common to Malaysia was that of the jinn, 190 in number. These were sometimes subdivided into ‘‘faithful’’ and ‘‘infidel,’’ and further into the jinns of the royal musical instruments, of the state, and of the royal weapons. The afrit was also known. Angels also abounded and were purely of Arabic origin. Besides these, the principal supernatural beings were as follows: the polong, or familiar; the hantu pemburu, or specter huntsman; the jadi-jadian, or wer-tiger; the hantu, or ghost of the murdered; and the jemalang, or earth-spirit. The pontianak, the Malaysian vampire, has become the most famous of the supernatural beings of folklore and the subject of many popular movies.
The demonic form common to Malaysia was that of the jinn, 190 in number. These were sometimes subdivided into ‘‘faithful’’ and ‘‘infidel,’’ and further into the jinns of the royal musical instruments, of the state, and of the royal weapons. The afrit was also known. Angels also abounded and were purely of Arabic origin. Besides these, the principal supernatural beings were as follows: the polong, or familiar; the hantu pemburu, or specter huntsman; the jadi-jadian, or wer-tiger; the hantu, or ghost of the murdered; and the jemalang, or earth-spirit. The pontianak, the Malaysian vampire, has become the most famous of the supernatural beings of folklore and the subject of many popular movies.
