hasina

Indonesian religious belief

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comparison to mana

  • Charles Sprague Pearce: Religion
    In nature worship: Nature as a sacred totality

    The concept of hasina among the Merina (Hova) of central Madagascar is very similar to that of mana. It demonstrates the same aristocratic root character as the word mana, which is derived from the Indonesian manang (“to be influential, superior”).

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