BAARDA, M.J. VAN, Een apologie voor de dooden. Bijdrage tot de kennis van het Galelareesche volk. Separated from:"BKI", vol. 69 (1914).
's-Gravenhage, Nijhoff, 1914 8°. odern limp wrappers, title-label on front side. pp. [52]-89. [34pp]. Footnotes.
Dutch language reaction by a dutch protestant missionary who worked for a long time in the Moluccas to an article by J.F. Snelleman, entitled "Rouwen", who alledges that, in Indonesia, death-rites and mourning are meant to protect the relatives against the malevolent spirit of the deceased. The Galelarese however, distinguish clearly between the relatively benevolent souls of the dead or ancestor spirits and evil spirits. They have rights to honour the dead and mourn them, as well as rights toward off evil spirits. This is shown in an extensive description of Galelarese death rites, mourning and mourning taboos. POLMAN, North Moluccas...op.cit.). Very fine copy.