Amsalib Pisali and Ratna Fazlinda Jelly and Sharifuddin Zainal and Mohd Kipli Abdul Rahman and Mashor Awang Long and Adinda Usin Muka (2025) Sacredness of food offerings for spirits in the spiritual healing practices of the Bajau Laut ethnic.
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Abstract
This study explores the role of food offerings in Bajau Laut's spiritual healing rituals as a medium of sacred communication. These offerings are rooted in transcendental connections with ancestral spirits and symbolize beliefs, values, and religious systems passed down through generations. Using Peirce's semiotic framework, the study classifies food as icons, indexes, and symbols, each carrying distinct meanings. Employing a qualitative, phenomenological approach, data is gathered through participatory observation and interviews. Findings reveal that sacred communication in these rituals is a dynamic interpretative process, highlighting food's role in spiritual-human interaction and contributing to the discourse on semiotics and food anthropology.
| Item Type: | Proceedings |
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| Keyword: | Bajau Laut, Sacred Communication, Sacred Food, Spiritual Healing |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) > B1-5802 Philosophy (General) > B108-5802 By period Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy > B790-5802 Modern > B850-5739 By region or country B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion > BL1-2790 Religions. Mythology. Rationalism > BL51-65 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects |
| Department: | FACULTY > Academy of Arts and Creative Technology |
| Depositing User: | JUNAINE JASNI - |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2025 10:35 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2025 10:35 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44726 |
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