Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Rites and Ceremonies - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1260/76
Title:: சரஸ்வதி வல்லிபுரம் சேகரிப்பு
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 3 files. It includes both witchcraft texts. Extent: 246.0. Custodial history: This manuscript collection is found in the custody of Saraswati Vallipuram, who currently resides in Katsenai, Amplantura, Batticaloa. She said she got it through her father. She said that th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1801-1899
Extent:: 246

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1260/76/1
Title:: மந்திரம் - விசவித்தை
Scope & Content:: This Tamil palm-leaf manuscript is from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The writer, year of this manuscript is unknown. It is estimated to be from the period between 1801- 1899. It addresses rituals and arts connected to dealing with snake poisoning. Practices that may be categorised as 'magical' a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1801-1899
Extent:: 68

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1260/76/2
Title:: மந்திரம்
Scope & Content:: This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This palmleaf manuscript written by Civaliṅkam addresses the areas of Magic, sorcery, theurgy. These are practices with a long heritage in Batticaloa as know from the recurring terms for such practices such as mantir...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1801-1899
Extent:: 144

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1260/76/3
Title:: வயிரவன் மந்திரம்
Scope & Content:: This palmleaf manuscript titled Vayiravaṉ mantiram, from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It specifically addresses the worship of the traditional protector deity Vairavaṉ. This deity is extremely common among Tamil speaking communities all over the world. The deity, usually found in the entrance o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1801-1899
Extent:: 34

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/3
Title:: The Panembahan Collection, Yogyakarta
Scope & Content:: This collection consists of personal correspondence, court administration and several pieces of literature. This collection contains the following 54 files: EAP1268/3/1: ꦱꦧꦺꦕꦼꦲꦸꦩꦸꦪꦸꦝ꧀/file>EAP1268/3/2: ꦫꦲꦪꦸ EAP1268/3/3: ꧉ꦠꦼꦝꦏ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ ꦤꦺꦔꦿꦺꦁꦤꦤ꧀ ꦫꦗꦒꦶꦪꦼꦩ꧀ ꦱꦧꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦸꦒꦾ EAP1268/3/4...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Dutch, Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 1830

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/3/46
Title:: ꧅ꦫꦩꦗꦁꦧꦺꦫꦫ꧀ꦥꦂꦝꦩꦁꦧ꧀ꦮꦏꦸꦱꦸꦩ
Scope & Content:: A compilation of Javanese correspondence on regulations, permissions, appointments and protocol at the main Yogyakartan court (Hadiningrat). Among the instructions are rules on the placement which needed to be respected by courtiers who attended ceremonies at the audience (Pagelaran) and rehears...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Dutch and Javanese
Date Range:: 1941-1942
Extent:: 381

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/6
Title:: The Wirobrajan Collection, Yogyakarta
Scope & Content:: This collection runs the gamut from Chinese epics to cookbooks. It covers the administration of several small entrepreneurs, often of Chinese origin. It also contain notebooks from colonial schools for indigenous and Oriental (often Chinese or Arab) students and Chinese schools which were abolis...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay
Date Range:: 1899-2000
Extent:: 18288

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