Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Study of Bagobo Ceremonial, Magic and Myth
Of prime importance are those irregularly periodical assemblages of neighboring groups of villages for the celebration of the festival known as Cinemas at which event sacrifices of human victims or of fowls are presented to certain gods; sacred liquor is ceremonially drunk; formal lustrations in the river for the expulsion of disease take place; rites magically protective against ghosts and demons are manipulated; material wealth in garments, ornaments and weapons is offered up with the primary intention of obtaining an increase of riches; special types of chant and of percussion music are performed; festival dances are in order, and social feasting is shared in by all present.
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